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Iowa 79th State House District
presidential margin
2008D+30.22012D+28.52016D+14.92020D+21.52024D+16.7
full record · 2008 → 2024
D+16.7
2024
median income$69,677U.S. $80,734 · IA $75,059
median age39.5U.S. 39.1 · IA 38.8
poverty rate12.6%U.S. 12.5% · IA 11.1%
bachelor’s+ (25+)34.7%U.S. 35.6% · IA 31.8%
non-english7.1%U.S. 22.3% · IA 9.2%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German29.2%
Irish13.5%
English11.1%
African American†9.1%
African0.8%
Nigerian0.4%
Mexican2.7%
Puerto Rican0.3%
Guatemalan0.2%
Asian Indian0.6%
religion

Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Linn County.

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.

Iowa 79th State House District

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Iowa 79th State House DistrictHarrisD+16.7
2024
2024 presidential margin for Iowa 79th State House DistrictThe boundary of Iowa 79th State House District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (D+16.7), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Iowa 79th State House District · D+16.7
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic57.3%9,220
Donald TrumpRepublican40.7%6,541
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.We The People2.0%326
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 1 county it's drawn from (shown faint).
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
County-level results (1 county) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Iowa 79th State House District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Linn County, IADemocraticD+9.9
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
57.3%Harris9,220
40.7%Trump6,541
2.0%Kennedy326
+16.7%
16,087
D
59.4%Biden10,032
37.9%Trump6,402
2.8%Jorgensen466
+21.5%
16,900
D
53.3%Clinton8,651
38.4%Trump6,232
8.3%Johnson1,344
+14.9%
16,227
D
64.3%Obama10,513
35.7%Romney5,849
0.0%
+28.5%
16,362
D
64.4%Obama10,430
34.2%McCain5,542
1.4%Nader223
+30.2%
16,195
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: +16.7% in 2024.+16.7%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+30.2%
2012+28.5%
2016+14.9%
2020+21.5%
2024+16.7%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
DTracy EhlertState House · 79

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

Posting an R+33.2 margin in 2024, this Iowa House district ranks among the state's most heavily one-sided constituencies, suggesting a rural or small-town electorate with deep partisan alignment at the presidential level.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 30.2 points in 2008. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 4.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 16.7 points.

A population of 32,066, a 79% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $69,677 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 77 and State House District 97.

Political twins — state-house districts

The state-house districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

State House District 77
Iowa
92.6twin score
2008–2020 trajectory
State House District 97
Iowa
92.4twin score
2008–2024 trajectoryelasticity
State House District 78
Iowa
90.8twin score
2008–2024 trajectory

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Iowa 79th State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Iowa 79th State House District voted Democratic by 16.7 points (D+16.7), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 16,087 votes cast, 9,220 went Democratic and 6,541 went Republican.
How many people live in Iowa 79th State House District?
Iowa 79th State House District has a population of 32,066 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Iowa 79th State House District?
Median household income in Iowa 79th State House District is $69,677 — below the national median of $80,734. The Iowa state median is $75,059.
What is the political history of Iowa 79th State House District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Iowa 79th State House District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.