State Senate District 13 State Senate District (IA) — Elections 1876–2024

Iowa 13th State Senate District, Iowa: Recent convert district. In 2024, voted R+40%. Republican peak: R+40 in 2024.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+40MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Recent convertAkashic typology
Population: 61,9482024 5-year
Median household income: $65,7842024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 85.9%2024 5-year
Black: 2.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 8.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+38 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+40 in 2024MIT 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).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−40.4%	8,148	19,439	27,972
2020	R	−33.5%	9,451	19,195	29,126
2016	R	−29.3%	9,103	17,359	28,170
2012	D	+2.8%	14,316	13,526	28,456
2008	D	+5.3%	14,715	13,204	28,646
2004	D	+2.9%	15,204	14,336	29,838
2000	D	+4.7%	13,828	12,562	27,186
1996	D	+19.1%	14,451	9,362	26,593
1992	D	+18.3%	14,748	9,428	29,093
1988	D	+24.5%	17,373	10,488	28,144
1984	D	+12.6%	17,751	13,758	31,774
1980	D	+1.2%	14,732	14,366	31,191
1976	D	+17.4%	17,822	12,469	30,731
1972	R	−11.6%	13,748	17,462	32,005
1968	D	+3.4%	15,965	14,830	33,370
1964	D	+37.8%	24,160	10,874	35,133
1960	R	−5.2%	18,663	20,701	39,409
1956	R	−1.9%	19,342	20,099	39,491
1952	R	−8.2%	18,997	22,404	41,667
1948	D	+14.5%	21,336	15,841	37,773
1944	D	+8.7%	20,799	17,439	38,492
1940	D	+8.9%	24,188	20,194	44,651
1936	D	+13.4%	23,617	17,949	42,219
1932	D	+16.7%	21,063	14,913	36,850
1928	R	−27.1%	13,889	24,330	38,563
1924	R	−35.0%	7,883	21,998	40,275
1920	R	−33.2%	10,968	22,696	35,354
1916	R	−3.5%	9,943	10,726	22,487
1912	D	+2.2%	7,715	7,242	21,544
1908	R	−9.3%	9,216	11,284	22,143
1904	R	−28.7%	6,607	12,819	21,618
1900	R	−7.0%	9,952	11,511	22,298
1896	D	+2.8%	10,887	10,286	21,476
1892	R	−5.2%	7,596	8,556	18,633
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

19.9%

English

13.1%

Irish

11.5%

American

6.9%

Italian

1.8%

Scottish

1.5%

French

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: 39.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

1.0%

85+

2.1%

2.3%

75–84

2.6%

5.6%

65–74

5.8%

6.7%

55–64

6.6%

5.9%

45–54

5.9%

35–44

5.6%

6.3%

25–34

5.5%

4.0%

18–24

3.9%

9.4%

5–17

8.5%

3.3%

3.0%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$65,784

State Senate District 13 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 13$65,784

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 1818.5%

Working age (18–64)12.3%

Seniors (65+)14.8%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

86.5%

speak English only

Spanish6.1%

Other Indo-European4.5%

Asian & Pacific Islander2.2%

Other languages0.8%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Other Christian

12.5%

Catholic & Orthodox

7.7%

Methodist

5.0%

Mainline Protestant

4.1%

Pentecostal & Holiness

3.9%

Baptist

0.8%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 66.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Iowa 13th State Senate District in the Corn Belt has, until recently, been a Democratic district. The district's earlier pattern was unmistakable — multiple decades of consistent margins for the other party.

The 2016 election was the turning point, when the Republican candidate carried the district by twenty-nine points. The 2024 margin was forty points, in line with the district's new direction.

The demographics suggest why. A population of 61,948, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $65,784 situate the district in the broader realignment patterns of recent cycles.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 13, Iowa vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 13, Iowa voted Republican by 40.4 points (R+40), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 27,972 votes cast, 8,148 went Democratic and 19,439 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 13, Iowa's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 13, Iowa as a "Recent convert" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 19 times, Republican 15 times, and other 0 times.

When did State Senate District 13, Iowa last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 13, Iowa voted Democratic was 2012.

How many people live in State Senate District 13, Iowa?

State Senate District 13, Iowa has a population of 61,948 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 13, Iowa?

Median household income in State Senate District 13, Iowa is $65,784 — below the national median of $80,734. The Iowa state median is $75,059.

What is the political history of State Senate District 13, Iowa?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 13, Iowa from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Recent convert" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Iowa 13th State Senate District changed direction in the last decade — R+40 in 2024.

Key facts

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