Iowa 95th State House District, Iowa: Tossup district. In 2024, voted R+23%. Republican peak: R+45 in 1920.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+23MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- TossupAkashic typology
- Population
- 72,1012024 5-year
- Median household income
- $67,6372024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 83.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 3.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 9.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+28 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+45 in 1920MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State House District 95, IAOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 13,057 | 21,095 | 34,759 | ||
| R | 14,712 | 20,773 | 36,290 | ||
| R | 13,427 | 18,487 | 34,722 | ||
| D | 19,356 | 15,653 | 35,681 | ||
| D | 19,592 | 14,981 | 35,210 | ||
| D | 18,605 | 16,371 | 35,316 | ||
| D | 16,991 | 14,178 | 32,211 | ||
| D | 16,100 | 10,914 | 30,677 | ||
| D | 16,071 | 11,546 | 34,061 | ||
| D | 16,600 | 13,585 | 30,431 | ||
| R | 15,209 | 16,896 | 32,310 | ||
| R | 13,894 | 15,914 | 32,373 | ||
| D | 16,068 | 15,076 | 31,609 | ||
| R | 12,351 | 17,702 | 30,513 | ||
| R | 13,002 | 15,332 | 30,378 | ||
| D | 19,405 | 10,926 | 30,385 | ||
| R | 13,956 | 18,669 | 32,666 | ||
| R | 12,741 | 19,378 | 32,163 | ||
| R | 12,338 | 21,425 | 33,927 | ||
| R | 13,009 | 14,037 | 27,511 | ||
| R | 11,532 | 16,643 | 28,383 | ||
| R | 11,688 | 19,457 | 31,275 | ||
| R | 13,475 | 13,680 | 29,023 | ||
| D | 15,877 | 11,326 | 28,058 | ||
| R | 8,820 | 18,555 | 27,624 | ||
| R | 4,408 | 15,521 | 25,973 | ||
| R | 5,894 | 17,045 | 24,537 | ||
| R | 6,334 | 8,437 | 15,421 | ||
| D | 5,535 | 4,219 | 15,083 | ||
| R | 6,396 | 8,566 | 15,611 | ||
| R | 4,931 | 9,154 | 15,146 | ||
| R | 6,759 | 9,113 | 16,364 | ||
| R | 6,869 | 9,000 | 16,271 | ||
| R | 6,937 | 7,217 | 14,680 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
27.1%
Irish
11.0%
English
10.1%
American
6.1%
French
1.7%
Scottish
1.4%
Italian
0.8%
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: 41.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$67,637
State House District 95 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 95$67,637
Iowa$75,059
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
12.4%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.3%
Working age (18–64)11.4%
Seniors (65+)10.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.0%
speak English only
Spanish6.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.9%
Other Indo-European0.8%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 65.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
With a 2024 presidential margin of R+27.7, Iowa House District 95 ranks among the state's more decisively one-sided legislative seats, reflecting the deep-red lean that has consolidated across rural southwestern Iowa over the past decade.
The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached twenty-eight points in 1964; the Republican margin reached forty-five points in 1920. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.
Its demographics — a population of 72,101, a 84% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $67,637 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State House District 95, Iowa vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 95, Iowa voted Republican by 23.1 points (R+23), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 34,759 votes cast, 13,057 went Democratic and 21,095 went Republican.
What is State House District 95, Iowa's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 95, Iowa as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 11 times, Republican 23 times, and other 0 times.
When did State House District 95, Iowa last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 95, Iowa voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in State House District 95, Iowa?
State House District 95, Iowa has a population of 72,101 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 95, Iowa?
Median household income in State House District 95, Iowa is $67,637 — below the national median of $80,734. The Iowa state median is $75,059.
What is the political history of State House District 95, Iowa?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 95, Iowa from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 23 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.