State Senate District 34 State Senate District (IA) — Elections 1876–2024

Iowa 34th State Senate District, Iowa: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted R+17%. Republican peak: R+60 in 1920.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+17MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 106,2532024 5-year
Median household income: $69,8562024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 87.5%2024 5-year
Black: 4.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 3.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+20 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+60 in 1920MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

5 counties · 1 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	−17.4%	21,971	31,404	54,315
2020	R	−10.0%	24,619	30,180	55,856
2016	R	−7.7%	22,719	26,882	53,938
2012	D	+14.0%	31,008	23,291	55,149
2008	D	+17.9%	31,084	21,509	53,370
2004	D	+5.9%	28,170	24,991	53,549
2000	D	+6.6%	24,619	21,499	47,473
1996	D	+16.6%	24,367	16,864	45,325
1992	D	+8.7%	22,547	18,064	51,311
1988	D	+11.6%	25,659	20,306	46,279
1984	R	−7.8%	23,537	27,569	51,537
1980	R	−10.6%	20,663	26,114	51,597
1976	R	−5.9%	23,333	26,322	50,684
1972	R	−18.9%	18,916	27,973	47,843
1968	R	−14.0%	18,334	24,694	45,572
1964	D	+20.1%	28,113	18,696	46,872
1960	R	−11.5%	22,030	27,735	49,803
1956	R	−22.5%	18,130	28,698	46,900
1952	R	−32.7%	15,940	31,482	47,579
1948	R	−2.7%	19,149	20,212	39,868
1944	R	−11.4%	17,096	21,499	38,728
1940	R	−13.1%	19,469	25,360	44,943
1936	D	+6.6%	22,091	19,285	42,564
1932	D	+9.3%	22,079	18,270	40,874
1928	R	−30.3%	13,568	25,430	39,174
1924	R	−44.4%	5,347	21,295	35,931
1920	R	−59.7%	6,144	25,586	32,557
1916	R	−25.3%	6,870	11,667	18,953
1912	O	+14.1%	6,858	4,284	18,253
1908	R	−18.3%	6,695	9,858	17,239
1904	R	−32.0%	5,392	10,895	17,220
1900	R	−21.2%	7,081	11,015	18,560
1896	R	−16.6%	7,428	10,443	18,168
1892	R	−7.2%	7,288	8,457	16,200
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

37.1%

Irish

13.4%

English

9.3%

American

5.4%

Italian

1.6%

French

1.5%

Scottish

1.0%

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: 39.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.6%

2.7%

75–84

3.1%

5.5%

65–74

5.8%

6.5%

55–64

6.6%

5.5%

45–54

5.2%

6.0%

35–44

5.8%

5.9%

25–34

5.6%

5.5%

18–24

5.3%

8.6%

5–17

8.2%

3.1%

3.0%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$69,856

State Senate District 34 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 34$69,856

Iowa$75,059

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

11.8%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1813.0%

Working age (18–64)11.6%

Seniors (65+)9.5%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

94.1%

speak English only

Spanish2.4%

Other Indo-European2.1%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.1%

Other languages0.2%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

21.0%

Mainline Protestant

12.8%

Other Christian

5.8%

Methodist

5.0%

Baptist

3.3%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.6%

Non-Christian

1.0%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 49.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of D+47.1, this district ranks among Iowa's most lopsided state senate constituencies, reflecting the dense urban concentration that drives its consistently wide Democratic vote shares.

The Democratic margin in Iowa 34th State Senate District has rarely exceeded twenty points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded sixty points. 2024 delivered the district to the Republican candidate by seventeen points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 88% non-Hispanic-white share, a 12% poverty rate, and a median household income of $69,856 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 34, Iowa vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 34, Iowa voted Republican by 17.4 points (R+17), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 54,315 votes cast, 21,971 went Democratic and 31,404 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 34, Iowa's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 34, Iowa as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 10 times, Republican 23 times, and other 1 times.

When did State Senate District 34, Iowa last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 34, Iowa voted Democratic was 2012.

How many people live in State Senate District 34, Iowa?

State Senate District 34, Iowa has a population of 106,253 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 34, Iowa?

Median household income in State Senate District 34, Iowa is $69,856 — below the national median of $80,734. The Iowa state median is $75,059.

What is the political history of State Senate District 34, Iowa?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 34, Iowa from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 23 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Iowa 34th State Senate District delivered R+17 in 2024.

Key facts

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