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Iowa 3rd State Senate District
presidential margin
2008R+13.32012R+24.32016R+42.52020R+41.22024R+47.3
full record · 2008 → 2024
R+47.3
2024
median income$68,836U.S. $80,734 · IA $75,059
median age39.3U.S. 39.1 · IA 38.8
poverty rate11.5%U.S. 12.5% · IA 11.1%
bachelor’s+ (25+)22.7%U.S. 35.6% · IA 31.8%
non-english17.3%U.S. 22.3% · IA 9.2%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German37.1%
Dutch8.9%
Irish8.3%
Mexican8.9%
Guatemalan1.2%
Cuban0.9%
Laotian1.3%
Hmong0.9%
Burmese0.6%
African American†0.8%
Sudanese0.3%
African0.2%
religion

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

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

Iowa 3rd State Senate District

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Iowa 3rd State Senate DistrictTrumpR+47.3
2024
2024 presidential margin for Iowa 3rd State Senate DistrictThe boundary of Iowa 3rd State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+47.3), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Iowa 3rd State Senate District · R+47.3
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican72.9%21,773
Kamala HarrisDemocratic25.6%7,645
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.We The People1.5%441
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 5 counties 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 (5 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Iowa 3rd State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Buena Vista County, IARepublicanR+33.2
Cherokee County, IARepublicanR+45.7
Clay County, IARepublicanR+43.1
O'Brien County, IARepublicanR+60.7
Osceola County, IARepublicanR+64.0
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
25.6%Harris7,645
72.9%Trump21,773
1.5%Kennedy441
−47.3%
29,859
R
28.6%Biden8,928
69.8%Trump21,809
1.7%Jorgensen516
−41.2%
31,253
R
26.0%Clinton7,940
68.5%Trump20,930
5.5%Johnson1,694
−42.5%
30,564
R
37.9%Obama11,325
62.1%Romney18,595
0.0%
−24.3%
29,920
R
42.0%Obama12,957
55.3%McCain17,048
2.7%Nader835
−13.3%
30,840
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: −47.3% in 2024.−47.3%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−13.3%
2012−24.3%
2016−42.5%
2020−41.2%
2024−47.3%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RLynn EvansState Senate · 3

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+44.1, this rural northwest Iowa district ranks among the state's most one-sided, reflecting the demographic and agricultural character of the region.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 47.3 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 6.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 47.3 points.

A population of 63,782, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $68,836 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 6 and State Senate District 7.

Political twins — state-senate districts

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

State Senate District 6
Iowa
92.9twin score
elasticity2020–2024 trajectory12-yr trend≠ % Catholic
State Senate District 7
Iowa
92.1twin score
12-yr trendelasticity2016–2024 trajectory≠ American ancestry
State Senate District 28
Iowa
92.0twin score
12-yr trend2020–2024 trajectoryelasticity≠ Norwegian ancestry

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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Places within Iowa 3rd State Senate District

counties it covers5
Buena Vista CountyCherokee CountyClay CountyO'Brien CountyOsceola County

Frequently asked questions

How did Iowa 3rd State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Iowa 3rd State Senate District voted Republican by 47.3 points (R+47.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 29,859 votes cast, 7,645 went Democratic and 21,773 went Republican.
How many people live in Iowa 3rd State Senate District?
Iowa 3rd State Senate District has a population of 63,782 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Iowa 3rd State Senate District?
Median household income in Iowa 3rd State Senate District is $68,836 — below the national median of $80,734. The Iowa state median is $75,059.
What is the political history of Iowa 3rd State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Iowa 3rd State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.