State House District 76 State House District (IA) — Elections 1876–2024

Iowa 76th State House District, Iowa: Tossup district. In 2024, voted R+4%. Republican peak: R+54 in 1920.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+4MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: TossupAkashic typology
Population: 49,3502024 5-year
Median household income: $68,4382024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 80.8%2024 5-year
Black: 8.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 5.4%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+23 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+54 in 1920MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

3 counties · 1 D · 2 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	−4.2%	11,369	12,372	24,140
2020	D	+3.6%	12,926	12,001	25,425
2016	D	+2.4%	11,682	11,090	24,774
2012	D	+17.5%	14,771	10,312	25,494
2008	D	+20.1%	14,625	9,674	24,655
2004	D	+9.7%	13,282	10,916	24,375
2000	D	+10.4%	11,374	9,179	21,142
1996	D	+18.7%	11,157	7,383	20,159
1992	D	+12.6%	10,878	7,979	22,995
1988	D	+14.0%	11,968	9,016	21,140
1984	R	−2.1%	11,661	12,172	24,023
1980	R	−5.2%	10,051	11,284	23,775
1976	R	−1.5%	11,224	11,577	23,246
1972	R	−16.4%	8,362	11,734	20,514
1968	R	−9.6%	8,123	9,969	19,221
1964	D	+23.0%	12,082	7,567	19,671
1960	R	−8.4%	9,420	11,146	20,580
1956	R	−15.6%	8,108	11,116	19,318
1952	R	−24.6%	6,974	11,582	18,711
1948	D	+8.6%	7,958	6,680	14,918
1944	D	+2.4%	7,098	6,762	13,922
1940	D	+0.6%	7,587	7,495	15,123
1936	D	+11.5%	7,588	5,977	14,017
1932	D	+7.0%	6,997	6,069	13,266
1928	R	−32.3%	4,195	8,226	12,477
1924	R	−48.0%	1,622	6,938	11,076
1920	R	−53.7%	2,164	7,724	10,351
1916	R	−17.3%	2,289	3,278	5,721
1912	O	+18.9%	2,069	1,041	5,427
1908	R	−18.3%	1,897	2,802	4,952
1904	R	−32.3%	1,397	2,877	4,583
1900	R	−22.7%	1,763	2,838	4,735
1896	R	−23.9%	1,623	2,673	4,399
1892	R	−6.7%	1,771	2,029	3,866
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

30.7%

Irish

11.6%

English

8.5%

American

4.6%

French

1.5%

Italian

1.4%

Scottish

1.2%

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: 36.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.5%

2.4%

75–84

2.8%

5.1%

65–74

5.5%

5.7%

55–64

5.9%

5.2%

45–54

5.1%

6.1%

35–44

5.9%

6.3%

25–34

6.0%

6.5%

18–24

6.9%

8.2%

5–17

7.9%

3.0%

3.1%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$68,438

State House District 76 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State House District 76$68,438

Iowa$75,059

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

14.3%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1816.7%

Working age (18–64)14.0%

Seniors (65+)9.1%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

91.6%

speak English only

Spanish3.4%

Other Indo-European2.5%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.8%

Other languages0.6%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

14.8%

Mainline Protestant

14.1%

Baptist

6.0%

Other Christian

5.4%

Methodist

3.9%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.2%

Non-Christian

1.9%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 51.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Iowa 76th State House District in the Corn Belt delivered a near-tie in 2024, with the Republican candidate carrying the district by four points — well within the historical noise of how the district votes.

The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached twenty-three points in 1964; the Republican margin reached fifty-four points in 1920. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.

Its demographics — a population of 49,350, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $68,438 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 76, Iowa vote in 2024?

In 2024, State House District 76, Iowa voted Republican by 4.2 points (R+4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 24,140 votes cast, 11,369 went Democratic and 12,372 went Republican.

What is State House District 76, Iowa's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State House District 76, Iowa as a "Tossup" 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 76, Iowa last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which State House District 76, Iowa voted Democratic was 2020.

How many people live in State House District 76, Iowa?

State House District 76, Iowa has a population of 49,350 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 76, Iowa?

Median household income in State House District 76, Iowa is $68,438 — below the national median of $80,734. The Iowa state median is $75,059.

What is the political history of State House District 76, Iowa?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 76, Iowa from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 18 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Iowa 76th State House District delivered R+4 in 2024 — close enough to flip again next time.

Key facts

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