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State Senate District 16·Iowa

Iowa 16th State Senate District has voted Democratic in eleven straight presidential cycles.

One of Iowa's most reliably Republican legislative districts

1876 — 2024·38 elections
IA
Latest
D+11
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
28,686
2024 ACS

Iowa 16th State Senate District, Iowa: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+11%. Republican peak: R+57 in 1904.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+11MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
28,6862024 5-year
Median household income
$83,7092024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
75.9%2024 5-year
Black
7.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
10.4%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+33 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+57 in 1904MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
2 counties · 1 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.
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+10.7%
7,9846,41414,657
D
+15.1%
8,3296,09814,753
D
+11.2%
6,8115,32913,284
D
+14.0%
7,3035,47913,028
D
+14.5%
6,8775,10812,197
D
+4.5%
5,9775,45311,519
D
+5.6%
5,0954,5449,895
D
+14.7%
4,7633,4598,867
D
+8.9%
4,4613,6179,496
D
+18.6%
4,7963,2848,126
D
+2.7%
4,2814,0548,393
R
−1.5%
3,5193,6438,162
D
+7.0%
4,0843,5377,821
R
−8.4%
3,3593,9887,531
D
+0.8%
2,9942,9436,519
D
+33.0%
4,2142,1176,358
R
−7.5%
3,1293,6406,772
R
−8.1%
3,0113,5446,560
R
−9.0%
2,8883,4646,408
D
+14.2%
2,5741,9194,627
D
+11.3%
2,6182,0844,725
D
+11.1%
2,9352,3465,299
D
+13.1%
2,5181,9254,520
R
−3.6%
1,7931,9343,905
R
−36.1%
1,1222,4083,558
R
−51.2%
3792,1343,431
R
−36.7%
9262,0553,074
D
+4.1%
7026451,406
O
+11.3%
4132681,288
R
−21.5%
4527171,235
R
−56.5%
1778051,111
R
−33.1%
3537221,115
R
−21.8%
4066361,056
R
−15.4%
317444826
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
24.5%
Irish
13.3%
English
11.8%
American
3.3%
Italian
3.2%
Scottish
2.0%
French
1.4%
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: 36.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
0.9%
1.6%
75–84
2.3%
4.0%
65–74
4.5%
5.6%
55–64
5.8%
6.1%
45–54
5.9%
7.3%
35–44
6.9%
7.7%
25–34
7.5%
4.4%
18–24
4.4%
9.1%
5–17
8.8%
3.3%
<5
3.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$83,709
State Senate District 16 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 16$83,709
Iowa$75,059
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
10.3%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.9%
Working age (18–64)9.3%
Seniors (65+)7.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
85.3%
speak English only
Spanish7.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander3.3%
Other Indo-European2.4%
Other languages2.0%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
13.6%
Mainline Protestant
8.0%
Other Christian
6.4%
Methodist
3.5%
Pentecostal & Holiness
3.1%
Baptist
2.2%
Non-Christian
2.0%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 61.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+42.3, this rural Iowa district ranks among the state's most one-sided, reflecting the decades-long political realignment that has reshaped small-town and agricultural communities across the region.

The Democratic margin in Iowa 16th State Senate District reached its widest at thirty-three points in 1964. The margin in 2024 was eleven points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $83,709, a 76% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 28,686 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 16, Iowa vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 16, Iowa voted Democratic by 10.7 points (D+11), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 14,657 votes cast, 7,984 went Democratic and 6,414 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 16, Iowa's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 16, Iowa as a "Democratic loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 19 times, Republican 14 times, and other 1 times.
When did State Senate District 16, Iowa last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 16, Iowa voted Republican was 1980.
How many people live in State Senate District 16, Iowa?
State Senate District 16, Iowa has a population of 28,686 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 16, Iowa?
Median household income in State Senate District 16, Iowa is $83,709 — above the national median of $80,734. The Iowa state median is $75,059.
What is the political history of State Senate District 16, Iowa?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 16, Iowa from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.