State Senate District 23 State Senate District (IA) — Elections 1876–2024

Iowa 23rd State Senate District, Iowa: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+10%. Republican peak: R+56 in 1904.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+10MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 317,5972024 5-year
Median household income: $84,9932024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 76.4%2024 5-year
Black: 7.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 10.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+33 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+56 in 1904MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

3 counties · 1 D · 2 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	D	+9.5%	88,267	72,685	163,854
2020	D	+13.9%	91,312	68,538	163,435
2016	D	+10.0%	73,401	58,854	144,766
2012	D	+12.6%	78,651	60,738	142,033
2008	D	+13.5%	73,969	56,092	132,360
2004	D	+3.7%	63,830	59,295	124,085
2000	D	+5.0%	54,259	48,934	105,937
1996	D	+14.5%	50,732	37,008	94,660
1992	D	+8.8%	47,319	38,422	100,915
1988	D	+18.7%	50,967	34,843	86,299
1984	D	+2.7%	45,470	43,028	89,108
1980	R	−1.7%	37,354	38,840	86,778
1976	D	+7.1%	43,464	37,547	83,119
1972	R	−8.4%	35,660	42,360	79,960
1968	D	+0.6%	31,898	31,471	69,494
1964	D	+33.0%	44,953	22,592	67,836
1960	R	−7.6%	33,393	38,853	72,288
1956	R	−8.3%	32,096	37,881	70,021
1952	R	−9.7%	30,685	37,338	68,618
1948	D	+13.9%	27,686	20,759	49,893
1944	D	+10.8%	28,067	22,578	50,918
1940	D	+10.6%	31,534	25,451	57,189
1936	D	+12.8%	27,245	20,945	49,030
1932	R	−3.3%	19,478	20,858	42,210
1928	R	−36.3%	12,201	26,299	38,804
1924	R	−51.3%	4,097	23,291	37,451
1920	R	−37.1%	10,074	22,534	33,605
1916	D	+3.3%	7,748	7,235	15,618
1912	O	+10.3%	4,606	3,128	14,340
1908	R	−21.6%	5,040	8,022	13,789
1904	R	−55.8%	2,058	9,013	12,466
1900	R	−32.6%	4,037	8,169	12,669
1896	R	−21.4%	4,650	7,232	12,056
1892	R	−16.1%	3,596	5,122	9,482
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

24.9%

Irish

13.5%

English

11.8%

American

3.3%

Italian

3.2%

Scottish

2.0%

French

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.

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

5.7%

6.1%

45–54

5.9%

7.4%

35–44

7.0%

7.6%

25–34

7.5%

4.4%

18–24

4.3%

9.2%

5–17

8.9%

3.3%

3.2%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$84,993

State Senate District 23 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 23$84,993

Iowa$75,059

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

10.0%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1813.4%

Working age (18–64)9.1%

Seniors (65+)7.2%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

85.4%

speak English only

Spanish6.8%

Asian & Pacific Islander3.3%

Other Indo-European2.5%

Other languages2.0%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

13.3%

Mainline Protestant

9.1%

Other Christian

6.3%

Methodist

3.5%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.9%

Non-Christian

2.2%

Baptist

2.1%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 60.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+45.2, this rural Iowa senate district ranks among the state's most one-sided, reflecting the consolidation of nonmetropolitan areas around a single-party preference over the past decade.

The Democratic margin in Iowa 23rd State Senate District reached its widest at thirty-three points in 1964. The margin in 2024 was ten points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $84,993, a 76% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 317,597 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 23, Iowa vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 23, Iowa voted Democratic by 9.5 points (D+10), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 163,854 votes cast, 88,267 went Democratic and 72,685 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 23, Iowa's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 23, 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 23, Iowa last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 23, Iowa voted Republican was 1980.

How many people live in State Senate District 23, Iowa?

State Senate District 23, Iowa has a population of 317,597 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 23, Iowa?

Median household income in State Senate District 23, Iowa is $84,993 — above the national median of $80,734. The Iowa state median is $75,059.

What is the political history of State Senate District 23, Iowa?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 23, 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.

Iowa 23rd State Senate District has voted Democratic in eleven straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

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