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State Senate District 14·Iowa

Iowa 14th State Senate District delivered R+5 in 2024 — close enough to flip again next time.

A rural district where presidential margins have grown steadily Republican

18762024·38 elections
IA
Latest
R+5
in 2024
Archetype
Tossup
since the recent cycles
Population
22,056
2024 ACS

Iowa 14th State Senate District, Iowa: Tossup district. In 2024, voted R+5%. Republican peak: R+53 in 1924.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+5MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
TossupAkashic typology
Population
22,0562024 5-year
Median household income
$102,3792024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
83.9%2024 5-year
Black
3.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
6.9%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+33 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+53 in 1924MIT Election Lab
1 counties · 0 D · 1 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−4.7%
6,0066,61312,862
R
−2.0%
5,4915,71711,444
R
−9.4%
3,2073,9517,883
R
−11.6%
3,3864,2877,786
R
−5.5%
3,0953,4636,668
R
−16.2%
2,2303,1025,371
R
−9.0%
1,7492,1053,949
D
+8.6%
1,6381,3583,271
D
+6.5%
1,3391,1413,036
D
+21.3%
1,5329922,537
D
+3.8%
1,3411,2422,596
R
−7.6%
1,0851,2862,648
D
+11.6%
1,3731,0842,502
R
−9.2%
1,0391,2552,336
R
−4.3%
1,0341,1342,306
D
+32.7%
1,5217692,301
R
−8.0%
1,1431,3412,487
R
−12.1%
1,0591,3522,412
R
−27.8%
9191,6362,576
D
+7.8%
1,1569832,210
R
−0.9%
1,0861,1062,219
D
+0.5%
1,2831,2702,580
D
+7.5%
1,2951,1122,446
D
+3.8%
9989231,963
R
−40.0%
6351,4902,137
R
−52.9%
1911,2992,096
R
−43.4%
5261,3641,931
R
−7.3%
5105921,131
R
−2.1%
3513731,072
R
−24.2%
3826401,067
R
−46.8%
2377151,021
R
−28.8%
3967361,180
R
−17.5%
4736791,174
R
−21.7%
335547977
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No data
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No data

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
29.6%
Irish
15.3%
English
12.0%
American
3.5%
Italian
3.1%
French
2.1%
Scottish
1.5%
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.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
86.8%
speak English only
Spanish4.8%
Other Indo-European3.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander3.1%
Other languages1.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Mainline Protestant
24.3%
Catholic & Orthodox
9.0%
Other Christian
4.9%
Non-Christian
4.3%
Methodist
3.1%
Baptist
0.7%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.5%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 53.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a population just under 64,000 spread across predominantly agricultural land, Iowa SD-14 delivered a 26.8-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, reflecting the broader realignment of rural Midwestern voters over the past decade.

The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached thirty-three points in 1964; the Republican margin reached fifty-three points in 1924. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.

Its demographics — a population of 22,056, a 84% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $102,379 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.

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State Senate District 14, Iowa. Akashic. https://akashic.app/sld-upper/19014/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 14, Iowa vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 14, Iowa voted Republican by 4.7 points (R+5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 12,862 votes cast, 6,006 went Democratic and 6,613 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 14, Iowa's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 14, Iowa as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 10 times, Republican 24 times, and other 0 times.
When did State Senate District 14, Iowa last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 14, Iowa voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in State Senate District 14, Iowa?
State Senate District 14, Iowa has a population of 22,056 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 14, Iowa?
Median household income in State Senate District 14, Iowa is $102,379 — above the national median of $80,734. The Iowa state median is $75,059.
What is the political history of State Senate District 14, Iowa?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 14, Iowa from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 24 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.