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1876–2024
State Senate District 1·Iowa

Iowa 1st State Senate District delivered R+23 in 2024 — Republican for decades.

Iowa's northwestern corner, among the state's most reliably Republican districts

1876 — 2024·38 elections
IA
Latest
R+23
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
13,490
2024 ACS

Iowa 1st State Senate District, Iowa: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+23%. Republican peak: R+42 in 1904.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+23MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
13,4902024 5-year
Median household income
$73,6582024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
71.1%2024 5-year
Black
4.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
19.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+34 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+42 in 1904MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
1 counties · 0 D · 1 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
−22.9%
2,0503,2975,450
R
−15.5%
2,3753,2685,759
R
−19.3%
2,0583,1405,608
D
+1.0%
2,8322,7735,716
R
−0.5%
2,7912,8215,688
R
−2.3%
2,7242,8515,611
R
−3.1%
2,2462,3954,812
D
+2.3%
2,1872,0784,757
R
−1.7%
2,2092,3045,442
D
+3.5%
2,5592,3864,980
R
−9.6%
2,4062,9205,377
R
−17.6%
2,0232,9905,494
R
−7.4%
2,4972,9025,496
R
−16.4%
2,1553,0165,260
R
−6.9%
2,3212,6865,308
D
+21.5%
3,4082,2025,614
R
−10.1%
2,7813,4076,189
R
−11.9%
2,5393,2255,770
R
−17.1%
2,4733,4945,987
D
+13.8%
2,8002,1154,962
D
+4.9%
2,5962,3544,964
D
+3.4%
3,1052,8996,015
D
+29.5%
3,4091,7975,460
D
+34.1%
3,3521,6215,069
R
−10.0%
2,1372,6144,772
R
−31.2%
7212,1134,459
R
−27.5%
1,2462,2353,601
D
+20.8%
1,1207281,886
O
+16.2%
5793101,661
R
−11.1%
6638361,563
R
−42.1%
3579651,443
R
−18.3%
6098941,554
R
−11.8%
6197881,436
R
−4.7%
5285871,246
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
26.0%
Irish
10.9%
American
8.7%
English
6.5%
Italian
1.6%
Polish
1.6%
French
1.4%
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: 36.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.5%
85+
0.9%
2.1%
75–84
2.6%
4.8%
65–74
4.9%
5.8%
55–64
5.8%
5.9%
45–54
5.7%
6.4%
35–44
6.0%
6.6%
25–34
6.1%
5.2%
18–24
4.9%
9.7%
5–17
9.2%
3.5%
<5
3.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$73,658
State Senate District 1 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 1$73,658
Iowa$75,059
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
14.0%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.0%
Working age (18–64)12.6%
Seniors (65+)12.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
81.5%
speak English only
Spanish13.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.0%
Other Indo-European1.5%
Other languages1.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
22.4%
Mainline Protestant
11.5%
Other Christian
4.9%
Methodist
4.5%
Non-Christian
1.8%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.7%
Baptist
1.5%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 51.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anchored in the rural Loess Hills and Missouri River corridor, this sparsely populated district delivered one of Iowa's widest 2024 presidential margins, reflecting deep-rooted agricultural communities with little urban counterweight.

The Republican margin in Iowa 1st State Senate District reached its widest at forty-two points in 1904. The margin in 2024 was twenty-three points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $73,658, a 71% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 13,490 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 1, Iowa vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 1, Iowa voted Republican by 22.9 points (R+23), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 5,450 votes cast, 2,050 went Democratic and 3,297 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 1, Iowa's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 1, Iowa as a "Republican loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 10 times, Republican 23 times, and other 1 times.
When did State Senate District 1, Iowa last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 1, Iowa voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in State Senate District 1, Iowa?
State Senate District 1, Iowa has a population of 13,490 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State Senate District 1, Iowa?
Median household income in State Senate District 1, Iowa is $73,658 — below the national median of $80,734. The Iowa state median is $75,059.
What is the political history of State Senate District 1, Iowa?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 1, Iowa from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 23 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.