State Senate District 8 State Senate District (IA) — Elections 1876–2024

Iowa 8th State Senate District, Iowa: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+27%. Republican peak: R+40 in 1972.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+27MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 118,1712024 5-year
Median household income: $76,3652024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 89.3%2024 5-year
Black: 1.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 7.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+29 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+40 in 1972MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

6 counties · 1 D · 5 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).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−27.0%	21,164	37,166	59,333
2020	R	−24.0%	22,442	37,004	60,648
2016	R	−26.7%	18,746	33,926	56,942
2012	R	−8.3%	24,947	29,533	55,511
2008	R	−4.3%	26,408	28,809	56,082
2004	R	−21.0%	21,630	33,253	55,407
2000	R	−15.3%	19,034	26,123	46,474
1996	R	−8.0%	17,834	21,412	44,812
1992	R	−7.1%	17,233	20,749	49,682
1988	R	−8.6%	19,712	23,436	43,507
1984	R	−29.6%	16,224	30,018	46,595
1980	R	−31.9%	14,040	28,605	45,614
1976	R	−7.9%	20,102	23,601	44,348
1972	R	−40.4%	11,763	28,286	40,881
1968	R	−24.1%	13,484	23,303	40,804
1964	D	+11.1%	25,226	20,193	45,463
1960	R	−17.0%	20,102	28,338	48,463
1956	R	−18.1%	19,077	27,527	46,747
1952	R	−26.3%	17,734	30,447	48,282
1948	R	−3.4%	19,473	20,870	40,731
1944	R	−10.1%	19,419	23,800	43,364
1940	R	−4.3%	25,507	27,820	53,417
1936	D	+10.9%	28,446	22,790	51,839
1932	D	+29.0%	30,560	16,697	47,797
1928	R	−16.4%	18,135	25,272	43,603
1924	R	−25.7%	12,126	23,497	44,297
1920	R	−30.2%	13,457	25,470	39,826
1916	D	+3.4%	12,135	11,323	24,001
1912	D	+20.7%	9,626	4,895	22,809
1908	R	−6.1%	10,786	12,223	23,688
1904	R	−26.7%	7,763	13,887	22,906
1900	R	−6.8%	11,698	13,427	25,577
1896	D	+3.1%	12,840	12,053	25,123
1892	R	−0.4%	9,712	9,807	21,522
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

German

29.3%

Irish

12.7%

English

12.7%

American

6.1%

Italian

2.6%

Scottish

1.5%

Polish

1.3%

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: 41.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.9%

85+

1.5%

2.4%

75–84

2.8%

5.7%

65–74

6.0%

6.9%

55–64

7.1%

5.9%

45–54

5.8%

6.3%

35–44

6.1%

5.9%

25–34

5.8%

4.3%

18–24

3.8%

8.9%

5–17

8.4%

2.7%

2.8%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$76,365

State Senate District 8 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 8$76,365

Iowa$75,059

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

10.8%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1814.3%

Working age (18–64)9.4%

Seniors (65+)12.3%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

94.6%

speak English only

Spanish4.3%

Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%

Other Indo-European0.4%

Other languages0.1%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

10.5%

Other Christian

8.3%

Mainline Protestant

8.0%

Methodist

5.6%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.1%

Baptist

0.3%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 66.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anchored in Iowa's agricultural northwest, this district posts some of the state's widest presidential margins, reflecting a regional shift toward lopsided Republican alignment that has deepened steadily over the past decade.

The Republican margin in Iowa 8th State Senate District reached its widest at forty points in 1972. The margin in 2024 was twenty-seven points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $76,365, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 118,171 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 8, Iowa vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 8, Iowa voted Republican by 27.0 points (R+27), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 59,333 votes cast, 21,164 went Democratic and 37,166 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 8, Iowa's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 8, 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 6 times, Republican 28 times, and other 0 times.

When did State Senate District 8, Iowa last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 8, Iowa voted Democratic was 1964.

How many people live in State Senate District 8, Iowa?

State Senate District 8, Iowa has a population of 118,171 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 8, Iowa?

Median household income in State Senate District 8, Iowa is $76,365 — below the national median of $80,734. The Iowa state median is $75,059.

What is the political history of State Senate District 8, Iowa?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 8, Iowa from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 28 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Iowa 8th State Senate District has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

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