State House District 52 State House District (IA) — Elections 1876–2024

Iowa 52nd State House District, Iowa: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted R+16%. Republican peak: R+61 in 1920.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+16MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 10,7582024 5-year
Median household income: $73,3152024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 70.6%2024 5-year
Black: 2.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 24.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+22 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+61 in 1920MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

1 counties · 0 D · 1 R

R+60

D+60

One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−15.5%	1,913	2,632	4,632
2020	R	−7.7%	2,193	2,567	4,864
2016	R	−8.2%	2,052	2,453	4,874
2012	D	+9.4%	2,751	2,272	5,113
2008	D	+9.4%	2,688	2,220	5,004
2004	R	−0.6%	2,532	2,563	5,139
2000	R	−2.6%	2,232	2,356	4,726
1996	D	+9.5%	2,325	1,882	4,646
1992	D	+8.3%	2,227	1,819	4,905
1988	D	+12.0%	2,617	2,053	4,706
1984	R	−10.2%	2,362	2,907	5,321
1980	R	−18.3%	1,908	2,871	5,263
1976	R	−4.6%	2,332	2,564	4,996
1972	R	−23.6%	1,775	2,896	4,759
1968	R	−18.2%	1,706	2,521	4,475
1964	D	+21.6%	2,632	1,696	4,338
1960	R	−20.6%	1,813	2,753	4,570
1956	R	−27.7%	1,543	2,764	4,405
1952	R	−34.5%	1,425	2,986	4,530
1948	R	−8.5%	1,502	1,796	3,442
1944	R	−13.1%	1,501	1,964	3,528
1940	R	−13.3%	1,742	2,280	4,040
1936	R	−7.7%	1,689	1,978	3,757
1932	R	−1.6%	1,712	1,771	3,616
1928	R	−46.4%	908	2,501	3,431
1924	R	−56.6%	407	2,416	3,549
1920	R	−60.7%	581	2,503	3,165
1916	R	−25.4%	647	1,119	1,855
1912	O	+18.4%	580	248	1,801
1908	R	−30.7%	521	1,042	1,699
1904	R	−47.7%	323	1,134	1,699
1900	R	−34.0%	625	1,308	2,010
1896	R	−26.1%	704	1,218	1,969
1892	R	−18.6%	620	923	1,631
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

German

23.2%

Irish

9.5%

English

8.9%

American

4.1%

French

1.4%

Scottish

1.1%

Italian

0.7%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 38.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

1.2%

85+

1.4%

1.9%

75–84

2.8%

5.4%

65–74

5.4%

6.3%

55–64

6.6%

5.8%

45–54

5.4%

6.4%

35–44

5.9%

6.0%

25–34

5.4%

4.5%

18–24

4.1%

10.1%

5–17

9.5%

3.0%

2.8%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$73,315

State House District 52 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State House District 52$73,315

Iowa$75,059

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

11.2%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1816.9%

Working age (18–64)9.0%

Seniors (65+)10.7%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

75.2%

speak English only

Spanish19.6%

Asian & Pacific Islander3.8%

Other languages0.8%

Other Indo-European0.5%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

23.1%

Other Christian

12.0%

Mainline Protestant

11.2%

Methodist

5.7%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.1%

Baptist

0.1%

Non-Christian

0.1%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 46.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Iowa 52nd State House District in the Corn Belt has, for decades, voted very close to the way the country has voted. Its margins are typically narrow, and the candidate who carries Iowa 52nd State House District more often than not also wins the national popular vote.

The Democratic margin in Iowa 52nd State House District has rarely exceeded twenty-two points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded sixty-one points. 2024 delivered the district to the Republican candidate by sixteen points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 71% non-Hispanic-white share, a 11% poverty rate, and a median household income of $73,315 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 52, Iowa vote in 2024?

In 2024, State House District 52, Iowa voted Republican by 15.5 points (R+16), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 4,632 votes cast, 1,913 went Democratic and 2,632 went Republican.

What is State House District 52, Iowa's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State House District 52, Iowa as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 6 times, Republican 27 times, and other 1 times.

When did State House District 52, Iowa last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which State House District 52, Iowa voted Democratic was 2012.

How many people live in State House District 52, Iowa?

State House District 52, Iowa has a population of 10,758 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in State House District 52, Iowa?

Median household income in State House District 52, Iowa is $73,315 — below the national median of $80,734. The Iowa state median is $75,059.

What is the political history of State House District 52, Iowa?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 52, Iowa from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 27 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Iowa 52nd State House District delivered R+16 in 2024.

Key facts

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