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Iowa 98th State House District
presidential margin
2008D+29.52012D+35.42016D+11.12020D+7.82024R+1.7
full record · 2008 → 2024
R+1.7
2024
median income$63,036U.S. $80,734 · IA $75,059
median age39.5U.S. 39.1 · IA 38.8
poverty rate16.8%U.S. 12.5% · IA 11.1%
bachelor’s+ (25+)36.6%U.S. 35.6% · IA 31.8%
non-english7.0%U.S. 22.3% · IA 9.2%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German30.8%
Irish15.4%
English10.4%
Mexican7.9%
Puerto Rican0.4%
African American†7.9%
African0.9%
Jamaican0.3%
Asian Indian0.5%
Chinese0.2%
Vietnamese0.2%
religion

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

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

Iowa 98th State House District

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Iowa 98th State House DistrictTrumpR+1.7
2024
2024 presidential margin for Iowa 98th State House DistrictThe boundary of Iowa 98th State House District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+1.7), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Iowa 98th State House District · R+1.7
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican49.9%6,850
Kamala HarrisDemocratic48.2%6,618
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.We The People1.9%265
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 98th State House District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Scott County, IARepublicanR+3.9
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
48.2%Harris6,618
49.9%Trump6,850
1.9%Kennedy265
−1.7%
13,733
D
52.7%Biden7,742
44.9%Trump6,591
2.4%Jorgensen350
+7.8%
14,683
D
51.4%Clinton7,190
40.3%Trump5,637
8.2%Johnson1,150
+11.1%
13,977
D
67.7%Obama10,222
32.3%Romney4,878
0.0%
+35.4%
15,100
D
63.8%Obama9,542
34.3%McCain5,131
2.0%Nader292
+29.5%
14,965
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: −1.7% in 2024.flipped R · 2024−1.7%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+29.5%
2012+35.4%
2016+11.1%
2020+7.8%
2024−1.7%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
DMonica KurthState House · 98

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+1.7 across roughly 31,700 residents, this district sits near the center of Iowa's partisan divide, making it a consistent target for both parties in state legislative races.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 35.4 points in 2012 and a Republican high of 1.7 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 9.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 1.7 points.

A population of 31,696, a 77% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $63,036 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 81 and State House District 69.

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 81
Iowa
96.8twin score
12-yr trend2008–2012 trajectoryelasticity
State House District 69
Iowa
89.5twin score
12-yr trend2008–2012 trajectoryelasticity≠ college share
State House District 77
Iowa
89.1twin score
12-yr trend2008–2016 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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Scott County

Frequently asked questions

How did Iowa 98th State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Iowa 98th State House District voted Republican by 1.7 points (R+1.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 13,733 votes cast, 6,618 went Democratic and 6,850 went Republican.
When did Iowa 98th State House District last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Iowa 98th State House District voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Iowa 98th State House District?
Iowa 98th State House District has a population of 31,696 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Iowa 98th State House District?
Median household income in Iowa 98th State House District is $63,036 — below the national median of $80,734. The Iowa state median is $75,059.
What is the political history of Iowa 98th State House District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Iowa 98th State House District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 1 went Republican.