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State House District 58·Iowa

Iowa 58th State House District delivered R+27 in 2024 — close enough to flip again next time.

One of Iowa's most lopsided legislative districts by presidential margin

18762024·38 elections
IA
Latest
R+27
in 2024
Archetype
Tossup
since the recent cycles
Population
41,411
2024 ACS

Iowa 58th State House District, Iowa: Tossup district. In 2024, voted R+27%. Republican peak: R+58 in 1920.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+27MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
TossupAkashic typology
Population
41,4112024 5-year
Median household income
$77,9782024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
92.3%2024 5-year
Black
1.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
3.4%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+24 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+58 in 1920MIT Election Lab
3 counties · 0 D · 3 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−27.3%
7,95614,06222,365
R
−21.4%
8,85413,78923,036
R
−16.5%
8,49212,20122,460
D
+8.8%
11,97210,00622,278
D
+16.6%
12,5778,93221,921
D
+3.4%
11,35710,61122,147
D
+3.5%
10,0809,38420,079
D
+15.2%
9,8526,98618,894
D
+9.8%
9,1767,12520,922
D
+9.5%
10,4948,66319,328
R
−11.7%
9,37911,88321,431
R
−17.6%
8,32212,29622,595
R
−4.9%
10,18611,24321,778
R
−19.7%
8,00412,00620,280
R
−21.5%
7,10211,24919,278
D
+19.4%
12,3508,32720,696
R
−15.3%
9,53612,98122,526
R
−23.0%
8,32713,31521,676
R
−37.6%
7,00215,44222,470
R
−2.0%
9,4879,88719,643
R
−16.3%
8,05011,20019,318
R
−15.0%
9,53112,89222,467
D
+12.0%
11,3738,85521,057
D
+23.5%
12,4667,67720,341
R
−19.1%
7,49411,04018,601
R
−38.6%
2,7859,95818,564
R
−58.3%
3,55213,80917,602
R
−26.2%
3,4966,0369,695
D
+16.1%
4,2262,7139,403
R
−5.8%
4,2044,7329,096
R
−21.2%
3,6145,6139,427
R
−14.1%
4,4315,91210,477
R
−12.0%
4,4405,67410,272
D
+1.0%
4,3254,2388,825
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No data
No data
No data

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
46.2%
Irish
12.1%
English
7.9%
American
6.1%
Scottish
1.2%
French
0.9%
Polish
0.9%
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.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.7%
speak English only
Spanish1.6%
Other Indo-European0.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Mainline Protestant
26.9%
Catholic & Orthodox
18.0%
Methodist
7.9%
Other Christian
3.3%
Pentecostal & Holiness
3.2%
Baptist
1.3%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 39.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+33.1, this rural Iowa district ranks among the state's most reliably one-sided legislative seats, reflecting the broader consolidation of rural voting patterns seen across the upper Midwest over the past decade.

The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached twenty-four points in 1932; the Republican margin reached fifty-eight points in 1920. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.

Its demographics — a population of 41,411, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $77,978 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 58, Iowa vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 58, Iowa voted Republican by 27.3 points (R+27), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 22,365 votes cast, 7,956 went Democratic and 14,062 went Republican.
What is State House District 58, Iowa's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 58, Iowa as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 12 times, Republican 22 times, and other 0 times.
When did State House District 58, Iowa last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 58, Iowa voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in State House District 58, Iowa?
State House District 58, Iowa has a population of 41,411 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 58, Iowa?
Median household income in State House District 58, Iowa is $77,978 — below the national median of $80,734. The Iowa state median is $75,059.
What is the political history of State House District 58, Iowa?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 58, Iowa from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 22 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.