State House District 59 State House District (IA) — Elections 1876–2024

Iowa 59th State House District, Iowa: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted R+12%. Republican peak: R+55 in 1920.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+12MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 26,7852024 5-year
Median household income: $68,1892024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 89.7%2024 5-year
Black: 2.3%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 5.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+25 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+55 in 1904MIT 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	−11.6%	6,255	7,933	14,463
2020	R	−6.3%	6,874	7,817	14,954
2016	R	−7.6%	6,196	7,301	14,537
2012	D	+13.4%	8,366	6,363	14,968
2008	D	+20.8%	9,050	5,890	15,167
2004	D	+9.8%	8,401	6,886	15,403
2000	D	+12.6%	7,656	5,904	13,924
1996	D	+21.3%	7,504	4,666	13,337
1992	D	+13.0%	7,172	5,183	15,263
1988	D	+15.6%	8,078	5,880	14,052
1984	D	+1.5%	7,269	7,046	14,419
1980	R	−8.0%	5,883	7,030	14,343
1976	D	+2.6%	7,030	6,662	13,945
1972	R	−11.0%	5,944	7,449	13,629
1968	R	−10.4%	5,374	6,698	12,761
1964	D	+25.0%	8,266	4,953	13,239
1960	R	−12.2%	6,311	8,061	14,381
1956	R	−14.1%	5,882	7,822	13,722
1952	R	−22.5%	5,249	8,298	13,576
1948	D	+9.6%	5,996	4,926	11,109
1944	D	+4.4%	5,710	5,222	10,969
1940	D	+5.4%	6,810	6,112	12,950
1936	D	+11.8%	6,091	4,774	11,180
1932	D	+8.9%	5,499	4,597	10,190
1928	R	−32.1%	3,084	6,020	9,152
1924	R	−49.4%	845	5,284	8,979
1920	R	−54.7%	1,446	5,210	6,880
1916	R	−21.1%	1,438	2,234	3,769
1912	O	+7.8%	1,094	838	3,268
1908	R	−31.5%	955	1,879	2,933
1904	R	−54.5%	525	1,953	2,619
1900	R	−42.1%	829	2,102	3,023
1896	R	−35.9%	885	1,915	2,870
1892	R	−26.2%	760	1,340	2,215
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

34.6%

Irish

10.6%

English

7.6%

American

4.7%

French

2.0%

Italian

1.1%

Polish

1.1%

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: 44.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

1.3%

85+

1.9%

2.7%

75–84

4.0%

6.6%

65–74

7.1%

7.3%

55–64

7.3%

5.3%

45–54

5.8%

6.1%

35–44

5.3%

5.7%

25–34

5.7%

3.8%

18–24

3.4%

8.1%

5–17

7.6%

2.6%

2.5%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$68,189

State House District 59 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State House District 59$68,189

Iowa$75,059

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

10.6%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1813.7%

Working age (18–64)9.7%

Seniors (65+)9.6%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

96.3%

speak English only

Spanish2.0%

Asian & Pacific Islander0.9%

Other Indo-European0.7%

Other languages0.2%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Mainline Protestant

23.3%

Catholic & Orthodox

14.4%

Other Christian

10.4%

Methodist

7.2%

Baptist

1.3%

Non-Christian

0.8%

Pentecostal & Holiness

0.3%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 42.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+39.9, this rural Iowa district ranks among the state's most heavily one-sided, reflecting the broader realignment of small-town and agricultural communities that has reshaped Iowa's electoral map over the past decade.

The Democratic margin in Iowa 59th State House District has rarely exceeded twenty-five points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded fifty-five points. 2024 delivered the district to the Republican candidate by twelve points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 90% non-Hispanic-white share, a 11% poverty rate, and a median household income of $68,189 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 59, Iowa vote in 2024?

In 2024, State House District 59, Iowa voted Republican by 11.6 points (R+12), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 14,463 votes cast, 6,255 went Democratic and 7,933 went Republican.

What is State House District 59, Iowa's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State House District 59, Iowa as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 15 times, Republican 18 times, and other 1 times.

When did State House District 59, Iowa last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which State House District 59, Iowa voted Democratic was 2012.

How many people live in State House District 59, Iowa?

State House District 59, Iowa has a population of 26,785 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 59, Iowa?

Median household income in State House District 59, Iowa is $68,189 — below the national median of $80,734. The Iowa state median is $75,059.

What is the political history of State House District 59, Iowa?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 59, Iowa from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 18 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Iowa 59th State House District delivered R+12 in 2024.

Key facts

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