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1876–2024
State Senate District 4·Iowa

Iowa 4th State Senate District: R+40 in 2024 — among the deepest-red places in the country.

One of Iowa's most decisive presidential margins in 2024

1876 — 2024·38 elections
IA
Latest
R+40
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
63,421
2024 ACS

Iowa 4th State Senate District, Iowa: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+40%. Republican peak: R+48 in 1920.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+40MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
63,4212024 5-year
Median household income
$68,3092024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
88.5%2024 5-year
Black
2.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
5.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+29 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+48 in 1920MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
4 counties · 0 D · 4 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
−39.9%
9,05421,38430,885
R
−34.2%
10,40421,51332,436
R
−31.2%
9,93519,92831,984
R
−4.4%
15,41916,84932,843
D
+1.2%
16,31315,92032,811
R
−5.7%
15,84017,78233,858
R
−4.9%
14,44515,96531,261
D
+8.1%
14,72312,26730,317
D
+4.3%
14,51613,04134,077
D
+15.0%
18,59113,68132,625
R
−4.2%
17,31418,85436,615
R
−15.0%
15,08520,98939,306
D
+3.3%
19,59418,32938,675
R
−17.3%
15,49622,10838,287
R
−12.4%
15,50320,18537,823
D
+29.5%
25,75714,01339,844
R
−7.4%
20,26423,52043,811
R
−10.7%
19,32123,98543,659
R
−27.6%
16,05928,61445,487
D
+10.7%
19,87015,93536,876
D
+8.6%
19,82016,67936,641
D
+10.1%
22,94618,71741,767
D
+20.2%
23,25715,23439,713
D
+25.6%
21,73412,57735,782
R
−17.2%
14,41520,44335,081
R
−36.4%
4,28316,67634,012
R
−48.3%
7,19022,61831,952
R
−11.1%
7,99810,05718,484
O
+7.8%
5,8524,46817,721
R
−24.3%
6,07110,23317,134
R
−42.3%
4,39511,62017,085
R
−33.2%
5,99112,15518,591
R
−23.9%
6,56010,76717,568
R
−15.9%
5,4607,71214,166
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
31.7%
Irish
11.3%
English
9.2%
American
4.2%
Italian
1.8%
Scottish
1.5%
French
1.2%
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: 41.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.9%
85+
2.3%
2.9%
75–84
3.4%
6.0%
65–74
6.0%
7.0%
55–64
6.7%
5.6%
45–54
5.0%
6.2%
35–44
5.4%
6.3%
25–34
5.0%
5.6%
18–24
3.9%
8.1%
5–17
7.8%
3.1%
<5
2.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$68,309
State Senate District 4 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 4$68,309
Iowa$75,059
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.5%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.6%
Working age (18–64)11.1%
Seniors (65+)11.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.7%
speak English only
Spanish2.8%
Other Indo-European0.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Mainline Protestant
22.4%
Catholic & Orthodox
17.7%
Methodist
8.5%
Other Christian
3.4%
Baptist
1.1%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.5%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 46.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

This rural northwest Iowa district recorded a 73-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, making it among the most politically uniform constituencies in the state and a reliable benchmark for measuring statewide partisan shifts.

The Republican margin in Iowa 4th State Senate District reached its widest at forty-eight points in 1920. The margin in 2024 was forty points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $68,309, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 63,421 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 4, Iowa vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 4, Iowa voted Republican by 39.9 points (R+40), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 30,885 votes cast, 9,054 went Democratic and 21,384 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 4, Iowa's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 4, 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 11 times, Republican 22 times, and other 1 times.
When did State Senate District 4, Iowa last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 4, Iowa voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in State Senate District 4, Iowa?
State Senate District 4, Iowa has a population of 63,421 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 4, Iowa?
Median household income in State Senate District 4, Iowa is $68,309 — below the national median of $80,734. The Iowa state median is $75,059.
What is the political history of State Senate District 4, Iowa?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 4, Iowa from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 22 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.