Iowa 46th State Senate District, Iowa: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+22%. Democratic peak: D+31 in 2008.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+22MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
- Population
- 156,2282024 5-year
- Median household income
- $74,6462024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 80.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 6.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 6.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+31 in 2008MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+30 in 1920MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 46, IAOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 51,712 | 32,699 | 86,033 | ||
| D | 52,370 | 30,126 | 84,224 | ||
| D | 44,575 | 27,118 | 78,043 | ||
| D | 47,155 | 27,856 | 76,698 | ||
| D | 47,538 | 24,941 | 73,754 | ||
| D | 39,736 | 27,511 | 68,038 | ||
| D | 30,479 | 22,108 | 55,976 | ||
| D | 28,041 | 16,666 | 49,413 | ||
| D | 27,378 | 16,734 | 54,708 | ||
| D | 28,625 | 18,546 | 47,695 | ||
| D | 25,341 | 22,934 | 48,712 | ||
| D | 20,533 | 18,323 | 47,309 | ||
| D | 21,930 | 20,178 | 44,171 | ||
| D | 21,011 | 20,476 | 42,156 | ||
| R | 15,393 | 17,546 | 34,459 | ||
| D | 19,855 | 11,274 | 31,190 | ||
| R | 13,950 | 18,977 | 32,965 | ||
| R | 12,332 | 19,169 | 31,668 | ||
| R | 11,152 | 20,971 | 32,419 | ||
| R | 12,955 | 13,678 | 27,416 | ||
| R | 12,850 | 14,050 | 27,245 | ||
| R | 14,423 | 15,734 | 30,383 | ||
| D | 15,119 | 12,189 | 27,856 | ||
| D | 15,485 | 10,618 | 26,926 | ||
| R | 11,200 | 15,490 | 26,781 | ||
| R | 6,744 | 12,896 | 24,856 | ||
| R | 8,040 | 14,965 | 23,343 | ||
| R | 6,632 | 7,251 | 14,042 | ||
| D | 6,332 | 3,731 | 13,221 | ||
| R | 6,505 | 6,924 | 13,730 | ||
| R | 5,970 | 7,394 | 13,805 | ||
| R | 6,597 | 7,431 | 14,354 | ||
| R | 6,619 | 7,449 | 14,367 | ||
| D | 6,704 | 5,820 | 12,946 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
29.1%
Irish
14.3%
English
11.5%
American
3.6%
Italian
2.4%
Polish
1.9%
Scottish
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: 33.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$74,646
State Senate District 46 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 46$74,646
Iowa$75,059
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
14.9%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1811.2%
Working age (18–64)16.5%
Seniors (65+)6.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
87.6%
speak English only
Spanish4.0%
Other Indo-European3.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.8%
Other languages2.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 66.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Iowa 46th State Senate District sits in the Corn Belt. Its political identity has been Democratic for as long as anyone now living can remember. 1 consecutive presidential elections in modern records have gone for the Democratic candidate, often by margins that would be considered landslide territory anywhere else.
The Democratic margin in Iowa 46th State Senate District reached its widest at thirty-one points in 2008. The margin in 2024 was twenty-two points — still decisive.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $74,646, a 80% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 156,228 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 46, Iowa vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 46, Iowa voted Democratic by 22.1 points (D+22), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 86,033 votes cast, 51,712 went Democratic and 32,699 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 46, Iowa's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 46, 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 15 times, and other 0 times.
When did State Senate District 46, Iowa last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 46, Iowa voted Republican was 1968.
How many people live in State Senate District 46, Iowa?
State Senate District 46, Iowa has a population of 156,228 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 46, Iowa?
Median household income in State Senate District 46, Iowa is $74,646 — below the national median of $80,734. The Iowa state median is $75,059.
What is the political history of State Senate District 46, Iowa?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 46, Iowa from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.