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Iowa 22nd State Senate District
presidential margin
2008R+1.72012R+5.42016D+2.02020D+8.52024D+6.8
full record · 2008 → 2024
D+6.8
2024
median income$103,909U.S. $80,734 · IA $75,059
median age39.1U.S. 39.1 · IA 38.8
poverty rate8.8%U.S. 12.5% · IA 11.1%
bachelor’s+ (25+)40.3%U.S. 35.6% · IA 31.8%
non-english14.7%U.S. 22.3% · IA 9.2%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German27.5%
Irish14.9%
English13.3%
Burmese1.0%
Asian Indian0.9%
Vietnamese0.7%
African American†3.0%
Liberian0.5%
Sudanese0.5%
Mexican3.2%
Salvadoran0.4%
Puerto Rican0.3%
religion

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

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

Iowa 22nd State Senate District

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Iowa 22nd State Senate DistrictHarrisD+6.8
2024
2024 presidential margin for Iowa 22nd State Senate DistrictThe boundary of Iowa 22nd State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (D+6.8), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Iowa 22nd State Senate District · D+6.8
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic52.5%19,413
Donald TrumpRepublican45.6%16,883
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.We The People1.9%698
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 1 county 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 (1 county) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Iowa 22nd State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Polk County, IADemocraticD+10.8
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
52.5%Harris19,413
45.6%Trump16,883
1.9%Kennedy698
+6.8%
36,994
D
53.2%Biden20,092
44.7%Trump16,886
2.0%Jorgensen763
+8.5%
37,741
D
47.2%Clinton16,436
45.2%Trump15,756
7.6%Johnson2,652
+2.0%
34,844
R
47.3%Obama15,947
52.7%Romney17,754
0.0%
−5.4%
33,701
R
48.4%Obama15,520
50.1%McCain16,058
1.5%Nader481
−1.7%
32,059
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: +6.8% in 2024.flipped D · 2016+6.8%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−1.7%
2012−5.4%
2016+2.0%
2020+8.5%
2024+6.8%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
DMatt BlakeState Senate · 22

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

Iowa Senate District 22 leans heavily toward Republican candidates in statewide contests, with the 2024 presidential race settled by more than 20 points — a margin consistent with broader rural Iowa trends away from competitive two-party outcomes.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 8.5 points in 2020 and a Republican high of 5.4 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 1.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 6.8 points.

A population of 63,809, a 82% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $103,909 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 16 and State Senate District 21.

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 16
Iowa
95.5twin score
12-yr trendelasticity% unaffiliated
State Senate District 21
Iowa
91.0twin score
12-yr trend% unaffiliatedmedian age
State Senate District 29
Nebraska
83.5twin score
12-yr trendelasticitymedian age

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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Polk County

Frequently asked questions

How did Iowa 22nd State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Iowa 22nd State Senate District voted Democratic by 6.8 points (D+6.8), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 36,994 votes cast, 19,413 went Democratic and 16,883 went Republican.
When did Iowa 22nd State Senate District last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Iowa 22nd State Senate District voted Republican was 2012.
How many people live in Iowa 22nd State Senate District?
Iowa 22nd State Senate District has a population of 63,809 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Iowa 22nd State Senate District?
Median household income in Iowa 22nd State Senate District is $103,909 — above the national median of $80,734. The Iowa state median is $75,059.
What is the political history of Iowa 22nd State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Iowa 22nd State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 2 went Republican.