State Senate District 32 State Senate District (IA) — Elections 1876–2024

Iowa 32nd State Senate District, Iowa: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted R+24%. Republican peak: R+49 in 1920.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+24MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 70,1362024 5-year
Median household income: $71,7882024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 92.3%2024 5-year
Black: 1.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 4.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+30 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+49 in 1920MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

6 counties · 0 D · 6 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	−24.0%	14,375	23,630	38,636
2020	R	−19.0%	15,588	23,041	39,263
2016	R	−13.9%	14,677	19,877	37,392
2012	D	+11.5%	20,230	16,002	36,884
2008	D	+19.6%	21,809	14,555	36,944
2004	D	+3.7%	18,760	17,409	36,572
2000	D	+1.0%	16,135	15,804	33,250
1996	D	+11.0%	15,459	12,023	31,326
1992	D	+5.6%	14,091	12,123	35,069
1988	D	+4.1%	16,329	15,034	31,626
1984	R	−16.8%	13,816	19,461	33,626
1980	R	−18.7%	12,863	19,502	35,435
1976	R	−7.2%	15,707	18,215	34,607
1972	R	−18.0%	14,449	20,930	36,094
1968	R	−20.9%	13,120	20,551	35,536
1964	D	+15.9%	21,562	15,628	37,220
1960	R	−11.8%	18,090	22,949	41,069
1956	R	−19.7%	16,130	24,039	40,240
1952	R	−33.7%	13,936	28,117	42,127
1948	R	−1.1%	18,291	18,709	37,478
1944	R	−12.1%	16,624	21,231	37,977
1940	R	−14.1%	19,342	25,718	45,153
1936	D	+11.8%	23,306	18,176	43,581
1932	D	+29.5%	25,805	13,943	40,178
1928	R	−12.9%	17,147	22,266	39,627
1924	R	−24.8%	6,551	15,614	36,531
1920	R	−49.4%	8,131	24,616	33,345
1916	R	−14.3%	8,430	11,313	20,141
1912	D	+22.8%	9,052	4,395	20,428
1908	R	−7.6%	9,016	10,545	20,006
1904	R	−23.8%	7,467	12,276	20,238
1900	R	−16.6%	8,925	12,535	21,782
1896	R	−13.0%	9,297	12,137	21,839
1892	D	+3.5%	9,698	9,020	19,148
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

40.5%

Irish

12.8%

English

7.0%

American

5.0%

French

1.1%

Polish

0.9%

Italian

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: 42.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

1.1%

85+

1.9%

3.1%

75–84

3.6%

6.7%

65–74

6.5%

7.3%

55–64

7.1%

5.4%

45–54

5.0%

5.7%

35–44

5.3%

5.0%

25–34

5.1%

4.7%

18–24

4.4%

8.5%

5–17

7.8%

2.8%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$71,788

State Senate District 32 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 32$71,788

Iowa$75,059

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

9.7%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1811.3%

Working age (18–64)9.0%

Seniors (65+)10.7%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

92.9%

speak English only

Spanish3.6%

Other Indo-European2.5%

Other languages0.6%

Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Mainline Protestant

28.6%

Catholic & Orthodox

25.7%

Methodist

5.3%

Other Christian

3.6%

Non-Christian

0.8%

Pentecostal & Holiness

0.2%

Baptist

0.1%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 35.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of D+19.8, this district stands well outside Iowa's statewide competitive range, anchoring a reliably blue corner of the state senate map.

The Democratic margin in Iowa 32nd State Senate District has rarely exceeded thirty points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded forty-nine points. 2024 delivered the district to the Republican candidate by twenty-four points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 92% non-Hispanic-white share, a 10% poverty rate, and a median household income of $71,788 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 32, Iowa vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 32, Iowa voted Republican by 24.0 points (R+24), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 38,636 votes cast, 14,375 went Democratic and 23,630 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 32, Iowa's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 32, Iowa as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 12 times, Republican 22 times, and other 0 times.

When did State Senate District 32, Iowa last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 32, Iowa voted Democratic was 2012.

How many people live in State Senate District 32, Iowa?

State Senate District 32, Iowa has a population of 70,136 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 32, Iowa?

Median household income in State Senate District 32, Iowa is $71,788 — below the national median of $80,734. The Iowa state median is $75,059.

What is the political history of State Senate District 32, Iowa?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 32, Iowa from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 22 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Iowa 32nd State Senate District delivered R+24 in 2024.

Key facts

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