Iowa 51st State House District
Akashic| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 59.7% | 11,212 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 38.4% | 7,215 |
| Robert F. Kennedy Jr.We The People | 1.9% | 364 |
County-level results (2 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Marshall County, IA | Republican | R+15.5 |
| Story County, IA | Democratic | D+10.3 |
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 38.4%Harris7,215 | 59.7%Trump11,212 | 1.9%Kennedy364 | 18,791 | ||
| R | 39.8%Biden7,487 | 57.7%Trump10,867 | 2.5%Jorgensen468 | 18,822 | ||
| R | 36.1%Clinton6,174 | 54.8%Trump9,363 | 9.1%Johnson1,552 | 17,089 | ||
| R | 48.3%Obama8,112 | 51.7%Romney8,671 | 0.0% | 16,783 | ||
| R | 48.1%Obama7,972 | 48.9%McCain8,105 | 3.0%Nader501 | 16,578 |
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2008 | −0.8% |
| 2012 | −3.3% |
| 2016 | −18.7% |
| 2020 | −18.0% |
| 2024 | −21.3% |
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
With a 2024 presidential margin of R+54.4, this rural Iowa district ranks among the state's most one-sided, reflecting the deep partisan lean that has come to define much of the state's non-urban interior.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 21.3 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 3.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 21.3 points.
A population of 31,906, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $89,967 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 17 and State House District 91.
The state-house districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
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