State House District 63 State House District (IA) — Elections 1876–2024

Iowa 63rd State House District, Iowa: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted R+17%. Republican peak: R+48 in 1920.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+17MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 33,1892024 5-year
Median household income: $73,5532024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 93.3%2024 5-year
Black: 0.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 3.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+29 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+48 in 1920MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

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.

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−17.3%	7,609	10,853	18,805
2020	R	−12.8%	8,158	10,595	19,066
2016	R	−7.8%	7,671	9,083	18,177
2012	D	+16.0%	10,174	7,319	17,809
2008	D	+22.8%	10,956	6,839	18,067
2004	D	+3.6%	9,009	8,381	17,567
2000	D	+1.1%	7,696	7,522	15,839
1996	D	+10.3%	7,395	5,832	15,107
1992	D	+6.9%	6,776	5,626	16,666
1988	D	+4.5%	7,838	7,152	15,115
1984	R	−15.4%	6,798	9,301	16,272
1980	R	−17.4%	6,294	9,287	17,193
1976	R	−3.4%	8,123	8,712	17,194
1972	R	−14.1%	7,726	10,315	18,330
1968	R	−20.2%	6,606	10,133	17,492
1964	D	+19.6%	11,037	7,419	18,475
1960	R	−7.7%	9,247	10,787	20,046
1956	R	−14.9%	8,347	11,272	19,647
1952	R	−30.9%	7,008	13,296	20,345
1948	D	+4.7%	9,347	8,488	18,113
1944	R	−4.9%	8,713	9,622	18,385
1940	R	−5.8%	10,297	11,575	21,921
1936	D	+12.7%	11,288	8,618	20,968
1932	D	+29.2%	12,542	6,811	19,605
1928	R	−8.5%	8,543	10,133	18,797
1924	R	−27.1%	3,369	8,203	17,817
1920	R	−48.5%	4,039	11,944	16,311
1916	R	−13.1%	3,980	5,215	9,445
1912	D	+23.2%	3,998	1,791	9,515
1908	R	−12.1%	3,874	4,973	9,116
1904	R	−32.8%	2,979	6,004	9,228
1900	R	−23.8%	3,799	6,230	10,208
1896	R	−18.9%	4,106	6,058	10,327
1892	R	−6.1%	4,003	4,537	8,757
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

38.5%

Irish

11.3%

English

6.2%

American

4.4%

French

1.3%

Italian

1.0%

Polish

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: 41.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

1.0%

85+

1.8%

3.2%

75–84

3.6%

6.7%

65–74

6.2%

7.3%

55–64

7.2%

5.2%

45–54

5.0%

5.6%

35–44

5.1%

5.0%

25–34

4.9%

5.5%

18–24

5.6%

8.4%

5–17

7.4%

2.7%

2.6%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$73,553

State House District 63 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State House District 63$73,553

Iowa$75,059

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

9.0%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1810.0%

Working age (18–64)8.2%

Seniors (65+)11.9%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

94.1%

speak English only

Other Indo-European2.6%

Spanish2.6%

Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%

Other languages0.1%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Mainline Protestant

33.9%

Catholic & Orthodox

26.1%

Methodist

4.7%

Other Christian

2.8%

Pentecostal & Holiness

0.4%

Baptist

0.1%

Non-Christian

0.1%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 31.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+43.9, this rural Iowa district ranks among the state's most reliably one-sided constituencies, leaving general-election outcomes largely decided before ballots are cast.

The Democratic margin in Iowa 63rd State House District has rarely exceeded twenty-nine points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded forty-eight points. 2024 delivered the district to the Republican candidate by seventeen points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 93% non-Hispanic-white share, a 9% poverty rate, and a median household income of $73,553 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 63, Iowa vote in 2024?

In 2024, State House District 63, Iowa voted Republican by 17.3 points (R+17), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 18,805 votes cast, 7,609 went Democratic and 10,853 went Republican.

What is State House District 63, Iowa's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State House District 63, Iowa as a "Bellwether" 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 63, Iowa last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which State House District 63, Iowa voted Democratic was 2012.

How many people live in State House District 63, Iowa?

State House District 63, Iowa has a population of 33,189 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 63, Iowa?

Median household income in State House District 63, Iowa is $73,553 — below the national median of $80,734. The Iowa state median is $75,059.

What is the political history of State House District 63, Iowa?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 63, Iowa from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 22 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Iowa 63rd State House District delivered R+17 in 2024.

Key facts

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