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2022 population: 795,900
| 2022 Census data | |||
| White: | 695,253 | 87.35% | |
| Black: | 31,467 | 3.95% | |
| Indian: | 2,207 | 0.28% | |
| Asian: | 14,254 | 1.79% | |
| 2+ races: | 21,824 | 2.74% | |
| Hispanic: | 28,960 | 3.64% | |
| Total non-White: | 100,647 | 12.65% | |
| Housing Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Housing Units | 360,631 | |
| Median Value | $174,200 | |
| Occupied | 327,250 | 90.7% |
| Vacant | 33,381 | 9.3% |
| Owned | 242,417 | 74.1% |
| Rented | 84,833 | 25.9% |
| Median Rent | $854 | |
| Single-Family Units | 281,814 | 78.1% |
| Detached | 269,868 | 74.8% |
| Attached | 11,946 | 3.3% |
| Buldings with 5+ Units | 43,528 | 12.1% |
| Mobile Homes | 12,858 | 3.6% |
| Household Income | ||
|---|---|---|
| Range | Number | % |
| Less than $10,000 | 12,637 | 3.9% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 11,936 | 3.6% |
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 12,088 | 3.7% |
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 13,089 | 4.0% |
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 12,416 | 3.8% |
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 13,557 | 4.1% |
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 13,572 | 4.1% |
| $40,000 to $44,999 | 12,882 | 3.9% |
| $45,000 to $49,999 | 13,663 | 4.2% |
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 25,418 | 7.8% |
| $60,000 to $74,999 | 33,798 | 10.3% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 48,678 | 14.9% |
| $100,000 to $124,999 | 34,973 | 10.7% |
| $125,000 to $149,999 | 23,486 | 7.2% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 23,182 | 7.1% |
| $200,000 or more | 21,875 | 6.7% |
| Median Household Income | 69,490 | |
| Per Capita Income | 37,882 | |
| Welfare Households | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| SSI | 13,898 | 4.2% |
| Public Assistance | 5,592 | 1.7% |
| Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 30,930 | 9.5% |
| Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Employed | 369,153 | 78.3% |
| Unemployed | 14,266 | 3.0% |
| In Armed Forces | 152 | 0.0% |
| Total Labor Force | 383,571 | 81.3% |
| Not in Labor Force | 88,074 | 18.7% |
| Real Unemployment Rate | 21.7% | |
| Class of Worker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | % Male | |
| Private Sector | 156,805 | 122,953 | 56.1% |
| Non-Profit | 10,845 | 27,330 | 28.4% |
| Self-Employed | 27,173 | 14,672 | 64.9% |
| Local Government | 11,839 | 18,201 | 39.4% |
| State Government | 5,484 | 9,146 | 37.5% |
| Federal Government | 2,313 | 2,314 | 50.0% |
| Total Private + Self | 183,978 | 137,625 | 57.2% |
| Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 30,481 | 56,991 | 34.8% |
| Total | 214,459 | 194,616 | 52.4% |
| Pct. Govt. | 12.1% | ||
| Occupation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Management, Business, Science, Arts | 62,823 | 15.3% |
| Sales and Office Occupations | 81,853 | 20.0% |
| Professional, Technical | 84,810 | 20.7% |
| Service Occupations | 65,461 | 16.0% |
| Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 4,393 | 1.1% |
| All others | 115,112 | 28.1% |
| White Collar | 56.0% | |
| Industry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Manufacturing | 69,948 | 17.1% |
| Retail trade | 48,269 | 11.8% |
| Educational services and health care | 38,494 | 9.4% |
| Construction | 27,287 | 6.7% |
| Accommodation, food svcs, recreation | 24,187 | 5.9% |
| Finance, insurance and real estate | 21,524 | 5.2% |
| Professional, scientific, management | 17,813 | 4.3% |
| Transportation, warehousing, utilities | 17,506 | 4.3% |
| Other services | 16,201 | 4.0% |
| Farming, forestry, fishing, mining | 14,496 | 3.5% |
| Wholesale trade | 11,442 | 2.8% |
| Public administration | 10,813 | 2.6% |
| Information | 5,744 | 1.4% |
| Hispanic Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Mexican | 20,231 | 2.54% |
| Puerto Rican | 1,863 | 0.23% |
| Cuban | 469 | 0.06% |
| Dominican | 330 | 0.04% |
| Total Central American | 3,091 | 0.39% |
| Costa Rican | 11 | 0.00% |
| Guatemalan | 1,762 | 0.22% |
| Honduran | 314 | 0.04% |
| Nicaraguan | 138 | 0.02% |
| Panamanian | 247 | 0.03% |
| Salvadoran | 619 | 0.08% |
| Total South American | 1,255 | 0.16% |
| Argentinean | 5 | 0.00% |
| Bolivian | 129 | 0.02% |
| Chilean | 83 | 0.01% |
| Colombian | 279 | 0.04% |
| Ecuadorian | 224 | 0.03% |
| Peruvian | 330 | 0.04% |
| Venezuelan | 148 | 0.02% |
| Other South American | 57 | 0.01% |
| Other Hispanic | 1,721 | 0.22% |
| Asian Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Indian | 3,117 | 0.39% |
| Chinese | 1,545 | 0.19% |
| Filipino | 1,458 | 0.18% |
| Vietnamese | 1,104 | 0.14% |
| Korean | 1,036 | 0.13% |
| Burmese | 994 | 0.12% |
| Laotian | 577 | 0.07% |
| Thai | 495 | 0.06% |
| Japanese | 249 | 0.03% |
| Language Spoken at Home | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Number | % |
| English | 704,697 | 94.1% |
| Spanish | 17,581 | 2.3% |
| German, other Germanic | 4,899 | 0.7% |
| Other Asian | 4,327 | 0.6% |
| Other Indo-European | 3,958 | 0.5% |
| Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 3,355 | 0.4% |
| French, Haitian, Cajun | 2,818 | 0.4% |
| Other | 2,759 | 0.4% |
| Arabic | 1,699 | 0.2% |
| Ancestry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| German | 290,832 | 36.5% |
| Irish | 108,536 | 13.6% |
| English | 65,833 | 8.3% |
| Norwegian | 48,034 | 6.0% |
| American | 35,110 | 4.4% |
| Czech | 23,127 | 2.9% |
| Dutch | 15,302 | 1.9% |
| Swedish | 12,950 | 1.6% |
| French | 12,580 | 1.6% |
| European | 12,268 | 1.5% |
| Italian | 11,113 | 1.4% |
| Scottish | 10,039 | 1.3% |
| Danish | 8,472 | 1.1% |
| Polish | 7,643 | 1.0% |
| Scotch-Irish | 4,913 | 0.6% |
| Citizenship & Nativity | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| U.S. citizen | 779,540 | 97.9% |
| Not a citizen | 16,360 | 2.1% |
| Native | 765,336 | 96.2% |
| Foreign-born | 30,564 | 3.8% |
| Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
| 11,132 | 2.1% | 21,627 | 4.0% | 175,210 | 32.6% | 177,716 | 33.0% | 103,893 | 19.3% | 48,515 | 9.0% |
| Average years of education: 13.6 | |||||||||||
| Population 25 Years and Older | ||
|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 11,132 | 2.1% |
| 9-12 Years | 21,627 | 4.0% |
| H.S. Grad or GED | 175,210 | 32.6% |
| Some College | 177,716 | 33.0% |
| Bach. Degree | 103,893 | 19.3% |
| Grad Degree | 48,515 | 9.0% |
| Average years of education: 13.6 | ||
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NOTE: Results prior to 2022 are for districts which previously covered much of this area, regardless of district number.
| Date | District | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-05 | IA02 | Ashley Hinson* (R) | 233,340 | 57.1% | Sarah Corkery (D) | 169,740 | 41.5% | 5,722 | 1.4% | 408,802 |
| 2022-11-08 | IA02 | Ashley Hinson* (R) | 172,181 | 54.1% | Liz Mathis (D) | 145,940 | 45.8% | 278 | 0.1% | 318,399 |
| Redistricting effect (2022); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2020. | ||||||||||
| 2020-11-03 | IA01 | Ashley Hinson (R) | 212,088 | 51.2% | Abby Finkenauer* (D) | 201,347 | 48.6% | 434 | 0.1% | 413,869 |
| 2018-11-06 | IA01 | Abby Finkenauer (D) | 170,342 | 51.0% | Rod Blum* (R) | 153,442 | 45.9% | 10,459 | 3.1% | 334,243 |
| 2016-11-08 | IA01 | Rod Blum* (R) | 206,903 | 53.7% | Monica Vernon (D) | 177,403 | 46.1% | 671 | 0.2% | 384,977 |
| 2014-11-04 | IA01 | Rod Blum (R) | 147,762 | 51.1% | Pat Murphy (D) | 141,145 | 48.8% | 399 | 0.1% | 289,306 |
| 2012-11-06 | IA01 | Bruce Braley* (D) | 222,422 | 56.9% | Ben Lange (R) | 162,465 | 41.6% | 5,962 | 1.5% | 390,849 |
| Redistricting effect (2012); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2010. | ||||||||||
| 2010-11-02 | IA01 | Bruce Braley* (D) | 104,428 | 49.5% | Ben Lange (R) | 100,219 | 47.5% | 6,255 | 3.0% | 210,902 |
| 2008-11-04 | IA01 | Bruce Braley* (D) | 186,991 | 64.6% | David Hartsuch (R) | 102,439 | 35.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 289,430 |
| 2006-11-07 | IA01 | Bruce Braley (D) | 114,322 | 55.1% | Mike Whalen (R) | 89,729 | 43.2% | 3,427 | 1.7% | 207,478 |
| 2004-11-02 | IA01 | Jim Nussle* (R) | 159,993 | 55.2% | Bill Gluba (D) | 125,490 | 43.3% | 4,571 | 1.6% | 290,054 |
| 2002-11-05 | IA01 | Jim Nussle* (R) | 112,280 | 57.2% | Ann Hutchinson (D) | 83,779 | 42.6% | 396 | 0.2% | 196,455 |
| Redistricting effect (2002); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2000. | ||||||||||
| 2000-11-07 | IA02 | Jim Nussle* (R) | 139,906 | 55.4% | Donna Smith (D) | 110,327 | 43.7% | 2,334 | 0.9% | 252,567 |
| 1998-11-03 | IA02 | Jim Nussle* (R) | 104,613 | 55.2% | Rob Tully (D) | 83,405 | 44.0% | 1,556 | 0.8% | 189,574 |
| 1996-11-05 | IA02 | Jim Nussle* (R) | 127,827 | 53.4% | Donna Smith (D) | 109,731 | 45.9% | 1,741 | 0.7% | 239,299 |
| 1994-11-08 | IA02 | Jim Nussle* (R) | 111,076 | 56.0% | Dave Nagle (D) | 86,087 | 43.4% | 1,324 | 0.7% | 198,487 |
| 1992-11-03 | IA02 | Jim Nussle* (R) | 134,536 | 50.2% | Dave Nagle* (D) | 131,570 | 49.1% | 1,786 | 0.7% | 267,892 |
| Redistricting effect (1992); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1990. | ||||||||||
| 1990-11-06 | IA02 | Jim Nussle (R) | 82,650 | 49.8% | Eric Tabor (D) | 81,008 | 48.8% | 2,448 | 1.5% | 166,106 |
| 1988-11-08 | IA02 | Tom Tauke* (R) | 113,543 | 56.8% | Eric Tabor (D) | 86,438 | 43.2% | 60 | 0.0% | 200,041 |
| 1986-11-04 | IA02 | Tom Tauke* (R) | 88,708 | 61.3% | Eric Tabor (D) | 55,903 | 38.7% | 19 | 0.0% | 144,630 |
| 1984-11-06 | IA02 | Tom Tauke* (R) | 136,893 | 63.9% | Joe Welsh (D) | 77,335 | 36.1% | 27 | 0.0% | 214,255 |
| 1982-11-02 | IA02 | Tom Tauke* (R) | 99,478 | 58.8% | Brent Appel (D) | 69,539 | 41.1% | 20 | 0.0% | 169,037 |
| Redistricting effect (1982); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1980. | ||||||||||
| 1980-11-04 | IA02 | Tom Tauke* (R) | 111,587 | 54.0% | Steve Sovern (D) | 93,175 | 45.1% | 1,875 | 0.9% | 206,637 |
| 1978-11-07 | IA02 | Tom Tauke (R) | 72,644 | 52.3% | Michael Blouin* (D) | 65,450 | 47.1% | 888 | 0.6% | 138,982 |
| 1976-11-02 | IA02 | Michael Blouin* (D) | 102,980 | 50.3% | Tom Riley (R) | 100,344 | 49.1% | 1,232 | 0.6% | 204,556 |
| 1974-11-05 | IA02 | Michael Blouin (D) | 73,416 | 51.1% | Tom Riley (R) | 69,088 | 48.1% | 1,124 | 0.8% | 143,628 |
| 1972-11-07 | IA02 | John Culver* (D) | 115,489 | 59.2% | Theodore Ellsworth (R) | 79,667 | 40.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 195,156 |
| Redistricting effect (1972); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1970. | ||||||||||
| 1970-11-03 | IA02 | John Culver* (D) | 84,049 | 60.5% | Cole McMartin (R) | 54,932 | 39.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 138,981 |
| 1968-11-05 | IA02 | John Culver* (D) | 103,651 | 55.0% | Tom Riley (R) | 84,634 | 44.9% | 4 | 0.0% | 188,289 |
| 1966-11-08 | IA02 | John Culver* (D) | 76,281 | 54.0% | Robert Johnson (R) | 65,079 | 46.0% | 1 | 0.0% | 141,361 |
| 1964-11-03 | IA02 | John Culver (D) | 97,470 | 52.2% | James Bromwell* (R) | 89,299 | 47.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 186,769 |
| 1962-11-06 | IA02 | James Bromwell* (R) | 67,475 | 52.8% | Frank Less (D) | 60,296 | 47.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 127,771 |
| 1960-11-08 | IA02 | James Bromwell (R) | 108,137 | 52.6% | Leonard Wolf* (D) | 97,608 | 47.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 205,745 |
| 1958-11-04 | IA02 | Leonard Wolf (D) | 67,022 | 51.1% | Henry Talle* (R) | 64,073 | 48.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 131,095 |
| 1956-11-06 | IA02 | Henry Talle* (R) | 95,999 | 51.4% | Leonard Wolf (D) | 90,843 | 48.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 186,842 |
| 1954-11-02 | IA02 | Henry Talle* (R) | 72,231 | 55.4% | Reuben Austin (D) | 58,092 | 44.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 130,323 |
| 1952-11-04 | IA02 | Henry Talle* (R) | 114,553 | 62.2% | T.W. Mullaney (D) | 69,421 | 37.7% | 92 | 0.0% | 184,066 |
| 1950-11-07 | IA02 | Henry Talle* (R) | 79,066 | 58.8% | Eugene Kean (D) | 55,359 | 41.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 134,425 |
| 1948-11-02 | IA02 | Henry Talle* (R) | 82,139 | 53.6% | T.W. Mullaney (D) | 70,272 | 45.9% | 752 | 0.5% | 153,163 |
| 1946-11-05 | IA02 | Henry Talle* (R) | 60,111 | 59.1% | Richard Bernhart (D) | 41,544 | 40.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 101,655 |
| 1944-11-07 | IA02 | Henry Talle* (R) | 86,903 | 55.9% | George Classen (D) | 68,489 | 44.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 155,392 |
| 1942-11-03 | IA02 | Henry Talle* (R) | 62,290 | 57.4% | William Jacobsen* (D) | 46,310 | 42.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 108,600 |
| 1940-11-05 | IA02 | William Jacobsen* (D) | 75,774 | 52.2% | W.A. McCullough (R) | 69,298 | 47.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 145,072 |
| 1938-11-08 | IA02 | William Jacobsen* (D) | 48,155 | 50.3% | Alfred Mueller (R) | 47,535 | 49.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 95,690 |
| 1936-11-03 | IA02 | William Jacobsen (D) | 70,923 | 52.8% | Charles Penningroth (R) | 55,255 | 41.1% | 8,179 | 6.1% | 134,357 |
| Year | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) | Diff (US) | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 68% | Donald Trump (R) | 227,941 | 54.3% | Kamala Harris (D) | 186,017 | 44.3% | 5,736 | 1.4% | 419,694 | -1 | 5 | 25.23% |
| 2020 redist | Donald Trump* (R) | 222,312 | 51.3% | Joe Biden (D) | 203,246 | 46.9% | 7,820 | 1.8% | 433,378 | -2 | 4 | 25.63% | |
| 2020 | 70% | Donald Trump* (R) | 213,601 | 50.8% | Joe Biden (D) | 199,259 | 47.4% | 7,717 | 1.8% | 420,577 | -2 | 4 | 24.87% |
| 2016 | 66% | Donald Trump (R) | 190,410 | 48.7% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 176,535 | 45.2% | 23,989 | 6.1% | 390,934 | -2 | 3 | 24.96% |
| 2012 | 69% | Barack Obama* (D) | 225,585 | 56.2% | Mitt Romney (R) | 170,753 | 42.5% | 5,163 | 1.3% | 401,501 | -4 | -5 | 25.38% |
| 2008 | 68% | Barack Obama (D) | 175,394 | 58.2% | John McCain (R) | 122,629 | 40.7% | 3,138 | 1.0% | 301,161 | -4 | -5 | 19.59% |
| 2004 | 68% | John Kerry (D) | 157,380 | 52.8% | George W. Bush* (R) | 138,073 | 46.4% | 2,381 | 0.8% | 297,834 | -4 | -4 | 19.76% |
| 2000 | 61% | Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 132,318 | 51.5% | George W. Bush (R) | 117,021 | 45.5% | 7,798 | 3.0% | 257,137 | -3 | -2 | 19.55% |
| 1996 | 58% | Bill Clinton* (D) | 129,148 | 53.4% | Robert Dole (R) | 91,155 | 37.7% | 21,377 | 8.8% | 241,680 | -2 | -3 | 19.58% |
| 1992 | 66% | Bill Clinton (D) | 120,228 | 44.4% | George Bush* (R) | 95,005 | 35.1% | 55,279 | 20.4% | 270,512 | -2 | -2 | 19.97% |
| 1988 | 63% | Michael Dukakis (D) | 113,993 | 56.8% | George Bush (R) | 86,874 | 43.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 200,867 | -1 | -10 | 16.39% |
| 1984 | 64% | Ronald Reagan* (R) | 113,814 | 53.1% | Walter Mondale (D) | 100,647 | 46.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 214,461 | 0 | -6 | 16.25% |
| 1980 | 69% | Ronald Reagan (R) | 106,149 | 50.1% | Jimmy Carter* (D) | 85,681 | 40.4% | 20,023 | 9.5% | 211,853 | -1 | -1 | 16.08% |
| 1976 | 67% | Gerald Ford* (R) | 103,383 | 50.5% | Jimmy Carter (D) | 101,530 | 49.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 204,913 | 1 | 2 | 16.02% |
| 1972 | 66% | Richard Nixon* (R) | 108,517 | 55.6% | George McGovern (D) | 86,714 | 44.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 195,231 | -2 | -5 | 15.92% |
| 1968 | n/a | Richard Nixon (R) | 96,983 | 50.8% | Hubert Humphrey (D) | 84,210 | 44.1% | 9,700 | 5.1% | 190,893 | -2 | 7 | 16.34% |
| 1964 | n/a | Lyndon Johnson* (D) | 63.3% | Barry Goldwater (R) | 36.7% | 0.0% | -1 | -2 | n/a | ||||
| 1960 | 77% | Richard Nixon (R) | 113,006 | 53.4% | John Kennedy (D) | 98,544 | 46.6% | 139 | 0.1% | 211,689 | -3 | 4 | 16.62% |
| 1956 | 74% | Dwight Eisenhower* (R) | 119,965 | 61.2% | Adlai Stevenson (D) | 76,040 | 38.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 196,005 | 2 | 4 | 15.88% |
| 1952 | 80% | Dwight Eisenhower (R) | 126,037 | 63.1% | Adlai Stevenson (D) | 73,777 | 36.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 199,814 | -1 | 8 | 15.75% |
| Year | Pop | White | Black | Indian | Asian | 2+ Races | Hispanic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 791,219 | ||||||
| 2021 | 794,283 | 86.3% | 3.8% | 0.4% | 1.7% | 3.6% | 3.8% |
| 2020 | 774,014 | 87.6% | 4.2% | 1.6% | 2.3% | 4.3% | |
| 2012 | 763,903 | 89.8% | 3.2% | 0.6% | 1.2% | 2.0% | 3.2% |
| 2010 | 596,443 | 89.2% | 4.6% | 0.2% | 1.2% | 1.6% | 3.2% |
| 2002 | 585,302 | 92.1% | 3.8% | 0.2% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 2.0% |
| 2000 | 568,857 | 94.9% | 2.1% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 1.4% |
| 1992 | 555,494 | 96.9% | 1.7% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.7% | |
| 1990 | 456,616 | 98.0% | 1.0% | ||||
| 1982 | 485,708 | 98.2% | 0.8% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.6% | |
| 1980 | 484,684 | 1.0% | 1.0% | ||||
| 1972 | 471,933 | ||||||
| 1970 | 476,024 | 1.0% | |||||
| 1960 | 465,828 | ||||||
| 1950 | 414,421 |
| Year | Total | Republican | Democrat | Other | R/D Edge | R/D Edge % | VAPOP % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 426,977 | 156,094 | 36.6% | 131,730 | 30.9% | 139,153 | 32.6% | Rep +24,364 | Rep +5.7% | 72% |
| 2022 | 479,181 | 159,175 | 33.2% | 159,294 | 33.2% | 160,712 | 33.5% | Dem +119 | Dem +0.0% | 81% |