State Senate District 29 State Senate District (IA) — Elections 1876–2024

Iowa 29th State Senate District, Iowa: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+31%. Republican peak: R+64 in 1920.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+31MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 64,0882024 5-year
Median household income: $78,1842024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 93.0%2024 5-year
Black: 0.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 2.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+22 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+64 in 1920MIT 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	−30.7%	11,959	22,781	35,285
2020	R	−24.5%	13,266	22,098	35,987
2016	R	−20.5%	12,436	19,527	34,610
2012	D	+3.8%	17,557	16,248	34,275
2008	D	+11.1%	18,257	14,548	33,382
2004	R	−2.6%	16,368	17,252	33,885
2000	R	−1.9%	14,540	15,115	30,532
1996	D	+10.9%	14,589	11,428	28,918
1992	D	+4.7%	13,317	11,829	31,968
1988	D	+3.0%	14,742	13,880	28,843
1984	R	−17.8%	13,065	18,754	32,044
1980	R	−23.2%	11,489	19,263	33,548
1976	R	−10.7%	14,092	17,535	32,151
1972	R	−26.8%	10,728	18,733	29,913
1968	R	−28.4%	9,603	17,770	28,710
1964	D	+14.2%	17,403	13,084	30,510
1960	R	−22.8%	12,883	20,496	33,392
1956	R	−28.8%	11,581	20,962	32,583
1952	R	−42.8%	9,626	24,073	33,744
1948	R	−3.1%	13,663	14,547	28,636
1944	R	−20.5%	11,197	17,004	28,299
1940	R	−18.8%	13,326	19,533	32,929
1936	D	+10.5%	16,847	13,533	31,434
1932	D	+22.5%	18,299	11,529	30,124
1928	R	−24.2%	10,420	17,123	27,649
1924	R	−40.9%	3,756	14,960	27,421
1920	R	−63.8%	4,683	21,807	26,833
1916	R	−32.6%	4,851	9,654	14,735
1912	D	+13.0%	5,801	3,954	14,156
1908	R	−13.8%	5,841	7,752	13,875
1904	R	−27.7%	5,024	8,999	14,351
1900	R	−20.6%	6,241	9,541	16,008
1896	R	−17.5%	6,311	9,050	15,620
1892	R	−3.6%	6,400	6,886	13,642
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

46.6%

Irish

11.9%

English

8.0%

American

5.9%

Scottish

1.3%

French

1.0%

Polish

0.7%

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: 41.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

1.0%

85+

2.1%

3.1%

75–84

3.5%

5.9%

65–74

6.0%

6.6%

55–64

6.5%

5.7%

45–54

5.3%

6.1%

35–44

5.9%

5.3%

25–34

5.1%

4.7%

18–24

4.4%

8.7%

5–17

8.2%

3.1%

2.6%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$78,184

State Senate District 29 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 29$78,184

Iowa$75,059

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

8.9%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1810.4%

Working age (18–64)8.5%

Seniors (65+)7.9%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

96.9%

speak English only

Spanish1.5%

Other Indo-European0.8%

Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%

Other languages0.1%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Mainline Protestant

28.9%

Catholic & Orthodox

13.7%

Methodist

7.5%

Other Christian

3.3%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.9%

Baptist

1.0%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 42.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin exceeding 40 points, this rural district sits among the most reliably one-sided constituencies in Iowa's upper chamber, leaving general elections largely uncontested in practice.

The Republican margin in Iowa 29th State Senate District reached its widest at sixty-four points in 1920. The margin in 2024 was thirty-one points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $78,184, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 64,088 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 29, Iowa vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 29, Iowa voted Republican by 30.7 points (R+31), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 35,285 votes cast, 11,959 went Democratic and 22,781 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 29, Iowa's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 29, Iowa as a "Republican loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 9 times, Republican 25 times, and other 0 times.

When did State Senate District 29, Iowa last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 29, Iowa voted Democratic was 2012.

How many people live in State Senate District 29, Iowa?

State Senate District 29, Iowa has a population of 64,088 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 29, Iowa?

Median household income in State Senate District 29, Iowa is $78,184 — below the national median of $80,734. The Iowa state median is $75,059.

What is the political history of State Senate District 29, Iowa?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 29, Iowa from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 25 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Iowa 29th State Senate District delivered R+31 in 2024 — Republican for decades.

Key facts

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