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Iowa 10th State Senate District
presidential margin
2008D+8.72012D+8.22016R+9.92020R+4.82024R+8.4
full record · 2008 → 2024
R+8.4
2024
median income$63,400U.S. $80,734 · IA $75,059
median age38.9U.S. 39.1 · IA 38.8
poverty rate15.6%U.S. 12.5% · IA 11.1%
bachelor’s+ (25+)25.4%U.S. 35.6% · IA 31.8%
non-english7.8%U.S. 22.3% · IA 9.2%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German28.1%
Irish12.7%
English12.1%
Mexican8.8%
Guatemalan0.5%
Cuban0.3%
African American†2.3%
African0.3%
religion

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

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

Iowa 10th State Senate District

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Iowa 10th State Senate DistrictTrumpR+8.4
2024
2024 presidential margin for Iowa 10th State Senate DistrictThe boundary of Iowa 10th State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+8.4), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Iowa 10th State Senate District · R+8.4
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican53.3%13,734
Kamala HarrisDemocratic44.9%11,564
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.We The People1.8%456
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 2 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 (2 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Iowa 10th State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Douglas County, NEDemocraticD+10.1
Pottawattamie County, IARepublicanR+19.9
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
44.9%Harris11,564
53.3%Trump13,734
1.8%Kennedy456
−8.4%
25,754
R
46.5%Biden12,457
51.3%Trump13,746
2.3%Jorgensen615
−4.8%
26,818
R
41.3%Clinton10,555
51.2%Trump13,086
7.4%Johnson1,899
−9.9%
25,540
D
54.1%Obama13,740
45.9%Romney11,664
0.0%
+8.2%
25,404
D
53.5%Obama13,916
44.8%McCain11,649
1.7%Nader453
+8.7%
26,018
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: −8.4% in 2024.flipped R · 2016−8.4%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+8.7%
2012+8.2%
2016−9.9%
2020−4.8%
2024−8.4%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RDan DawsonState Senate · 10

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+43, this rural district sits at the far end of Iowa's partisan spectrum, reflecting the deep consolidation of Republican support that has reshaped the state's legislative map over the past decade.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 8.7 points in 2008 and a Republican high of 9.9 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 3.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 8.4 points.

A population of 63,666, a 83% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $63,400 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 41 and State Senate District 48.

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 41
Iowa
89.5twin score
12-yr trendelasticity% unaffiliated
State Senate District 48
Iowa
87.4twin score
% unaffiliatedcollege share% White≠ 12-yr trend
State Senate District 50
Iowa
82.6twin score
college sharepopulation scale% White≠ 12-yr trend

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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Frequently asked questions

How did Iowa 10th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Iowa 10th State Senate District voted Republican by 8.4 points (R+8.4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 25,754 votes cast, 11,564 went Democratic and 13,734 went Republican.
When did Iowa 10th State Senate District last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Iowa 10th State Senate District voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Iowa 10th State Senate District?
Iowa 10th State Senate District has a population of 63,666 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Iowa 10th State Senate District?
Median household income in Iowa 10th State Senate District is $63,400 — below the national median of $80,734. The Iowa state median is $75,059.
What is the political history of Iowa 10th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Iowa 10th State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 3 went Republican.