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1876–2024
State House District 82·Iowa

Iowa 82nd State House District delivered R+10 in 2024.

1876 — 2024·38 elections
IA
Latest
R+10
in 2024
Archetype
Bellwether
since the recent cycles
Population
83,897
2024 ACS

Iowa 82nd State House District, Iowa: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted R+10%. Republican peak: R+48 in 1920.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+10MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
BellwetherAkashic typology
Population
83,8972024 5-year
Median household income
$77,4572024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
82.6%2024 5-year
Black
5.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
8.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+25 in 1912MIT 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).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−9.7%
19,39023,63343,826
R
−2.8%
21,34422,61144,905
R
−4.0%
18,34120,00441,911
D
+12.0%
23,68518,54842,904
D
+13.6%
23,29217,66541,519
D
+1.7%
20,34619,65740,322
D
+3.2%
17,29316,19434,504
D
+10.1%
16,04212,81332,004
D
+5.9%
15,63513,51535,875
D
+5.5%
16,56014,82631,681
R
−12.1%
14,73118,83633,836
R
−15.2%
12,25017,23932,880
R
−9.0%
14,32717,20832,111
R
−21.2%
11,14217,30029,092
R
−10.5%
11,53414,49028,110
D
+21.6%
16,55110,65727,248
R
−14.7%
11,99416,12228,139
R
−22.4%
10,35616,35426,771
R
−30.3%
9,55417,95727,698
R
−5.8%
9,62710,83920,785
R
−11.1%
9,78112,23622,089
R
−9.0%
11,38313,65625,121
D
+14.3%
12,6239,40522,524
D
+10.7%
11,7379,40921,727
R
−24.2%
7,64112,54520,300
R
−44.7%
3,37612,47720,367
R
−48.5%
3,75713,01719,105
R
−23.2%
3,9716,54811,121
O
+25.2%
4,4371,74510,668
R
−8.5%
4,6565,57210,729
R
−16.4%
4,1765,94210,778
R
−11.4%
4,5875,81210,751
R
−15.0%
4,1965,73510,246
D
+13.7%
5,1043,8449,207
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
32.1%
Irish
14.2%
English
9.6%
American
4.2%
Polish
1.8%
Scottish
1.7%
Italian
1.5%
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: 40.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.8%
85+
1.4%
2.3%
75–84
2.9%
5.3%
65–74
5.6%
6.6%
55–64
6.7%
6.2%
45–54
5.9%
6.6%
35–44
6.5%
6.0%
25–34
6.1%
4.0%
18–24
4.0%
8.8%
5–17
8.4%
2.8%
<5
2.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$77,457
State House District 82 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 82$77,457
Iowa$75,059
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
10.9%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.3%
Working age (18–64)10.3%
Seniors (65+)8.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.1%
speak English only
Spanish3.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.3%
Other Indo-European1.2%
Other languages0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
13.8%
Mainline Protestant
10.9%
Other Christian
5.3%
Methodist
4.2%
Baptist
1.3%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.9%
Non-Christian
0.9%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 62.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Iowa 82nd State House District in the Corn Belt has, for decades, voted very close to the way the country has voted. Its margins are typically narrow, and the candidate who carries Iowa 82nd State House District more often than not also wins the national popular vote.

The Democratic margin in Iowa 82nd State House District has rarely exceeded twenty-five points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded forty-eight points. 2024 delivered the district to the Republican candidate by ten points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 83% non-Hispanic-white share, a 11% poverty rate, and a median household income of $77,457 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 82, Iowa vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 82, Iowa voted Republican by 9.7 points (R+10), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 43,826 votes cast, 19,390 went Democratic and 23,633 went Republican.
What is State House District 82, Iowa's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 82, Iowa as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 11 times, Republican 22 times, and other 1 times.
When did State House District 82, Iowa last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 82, Iowa voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in State House District 82, Iowa?
State House District 82, Iowa has a population of 83,897 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 82, Iowa?
Median household income in State House District 82, Iowa is $77,457 — below the national median of $80,734. The Iowa state median is $75,059.
What is the political history of State House District 82, Iowa?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 82, Iowa from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 22 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.