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2022 population: 797,528
| 2022 Census data | |||
| White: | 672,614 | 84.34% | |
| Black: | 32,699 | 4.10% | |
| Indian: | 847 | 0.11% | |
| Asian: | 19,223 | 2.41% | |
| 2+ races: | 25,329 | 3.18% | |
| Hispanic: | 45,301 | 5.68% | |
| Total non-White: | 124,914 | 15.66% | |
| Housing Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Housing Units | 351,873 | |
| Median Value | $186,600 | |
| Occupied | 322,221 | 91.6% |
| Vacant | 29,652 | 8.4% |
| Owned | 228,770 | 71.0% |
| Rented | 93,451 | 29.0% |
| Median Rent | $911 | |
| Single-Family Units | 266,531 | 75.7% |
| Detached | 248,167 | 70.5% |
| Attached | 18,364 | 5.2% |
| Buldings with 5+ Units | 49,399 | 14.0% |
| Mobile Homes | 14,106 | 4.0% |
| Household Income | ||
|---|---|---|
| Range | Number | % |
| Less than $10,000 | 15,228 | 4.7% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 12,502 | 3.9% |
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 11,269 | 3.5% |
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 11,983 | 3.7% |
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 13,062 | 4.1% |
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 13,007 | 4.0% |
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 12,917 | 4.0% |
| $40,000 to $44,999 | 12,299 | 3.8% |
| $45,000 to $49,999 | 13,015 | 4.0% |
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 25,742 | 8.0% |
| $60,000 to $74,999 | 31,610 | 9.8% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 43,230 | 13.4% |
| $100,000 to $124,999 | 35,028 | 10.9% |
| $125,000 to $149,999 | 23,823 | 7.4% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 24,694 | 7.7% |
| $200,000 or more | 22,812 | 7.1% |
| Median Household Income | 69,207 | |
| Per Capita Income | 37,974 | |
| Welfare Households | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| SSI | 13,893 | 4.3% |
| Public Assistance | 7,485 | 2.3% |
| Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 35,319 | 11.0% |
| Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Employed | 354,302 | 75.0% |
| Unemployed | 13,643 | 2.9% |
| In Armed Forces | 846 | 0.2% |
| Total Labor Force | 368,791 | 78.0% |
| Not in Labor Force | 103,869 | 22.0% |
| Real Unemployment Rate | 24.9% | |
| Class of Worker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | % Male | |
| Private Sector | 147,115 | 114,277 | 56.3% |
| Non-Profit | 11,070 | 23,690 | 31.8% |
| Self-Employed | 24,810 | 14,028 | 63.9% |
| Local Government | 11,501 | 17,535 | 39.6% |
| State Government | 11,750 | 16,374 | 41.8% |
| Federal Government | 4,607 | 4,423 | 51.0% |
| Total Private + Self | 171,925 | 128,305 | 57.3% |
| Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 38,928 | 62,022 | 38.6% |
| Total | 210,853 | 190,327 | 52.6% |
| Pct. Govt. | 16.5% | ||
| Occupation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Management, Business, Science, Arts | 63,807 | 15.9% |
| Sales and Office Occupations | 76,124 | 18.9% |
| Professional, Technical | 93,055 | 23.1% |
| Service Occupations | 62,915 | 15.7% |
| Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 3,681 | 0.9% |
| All others | 106,078 | 26.4% |
| White Collar | 58.0% | |
| Industry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Manufacturing | 65,394 | 16.3% |
| Educational services and health care | 46,470 | 11.6% |
| Retail trade | 46,028 | 11.5% |
| Construction | 26,935 | 6.7% |
| Accommodation, food svcs, recreation | 22,716 | 5.7% |
| Finance, insurance and real estate | 19,373 | 4.8% |
| Other services | 17,483 | 4.3% |
| Transportation, warehousing, utilities | 16,128 | 4.0% |
| Professional, scientific, management | 14,502 | 3.6% |
| Public administration | 13,255 | 3.3% |
| Farming, forestry, fishing, mining | 10,871 | 2.7% |
| Wholesale trade | 8,484 | 2.1% |
| Information | 5,598 | 1.4% |
| Hispanic Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Mexican | 34,041 | 4.27% |
| Puerto Rican | 2,197 | 0.28% |
| Cuban | 801 | 0.10% |
| Dominican | 251 | 0.03% |
| Total Central American | 3,385 | 0.42% |
| Costa Rican | 103 | 0.01% |
| Guatemalan | 1,232 | 0.15% |
| Honduran | 722 | 0.09% |
| Nicaraguan | 250 | 0.03% |
| Panamanian | 21 | 0.00% |
| Salvadoran | 1,052 | 0.13% |
| Other Central American | 5 | 0.00% |
| Total South American | 1,568 | 0.20% |
| Argentinean | 56 | 0.01% |
| Bolivian | 136 | 0.02% |
| Chilean | 92 | 0.01% |
| Colombian | 868 | 0.11% |
| Ecuadorian | 72 | 0.01% |
| Paraguayan | 9 | 0.00% |
| Peruvian | 73 | 0.01% |
| Uruguayan | 42 | 0.01% |
| Venezuelan | 172 | 0.02% |
| Other South American | 48 | 0.01% |
| Other Hispanic | 3,058 | 0.38% |
| Asian Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Indian | 4,680 | 0.59% |
| Chinese | 3,945 | 0.49% |
| Vietnamese | 2,710 | 0.34% |
| Korean | 2,053 | 0.26% |
| Filipino | 1,335 | 0.17% |
| Laotian | 767 | 0.10% |
| Burmese | 499 | 0.06% |
| Japanese | 367 | 0.05% |
| Thai | 276 | 0.03% |
| Language Spoken at Home | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Number | % |
| English | 697,000 | 92.7% |
| Spanish | 23,999 | 3.2% |
| Other Indo-European | 4,235 | 0.6% |
| Other Asian | 4,039 | 0.5% |
| Arabic | 3,940 | 0.5% |
| German, other Germanic | 3,644 | 0.5% |
| Chinese | 3,596 | 0.5% |
| French, Haitian, Cajun | 3,248 | 0.4% |
| Other | 2,636 | 0.4% |
| Ancestry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| German | 239,298 | 30.0% |
| Irish | 109,832 | 13.8% |
| English | 76,736 | 9.6% |
| American | 37,663 | 4.7% |
| Dutch | 28,199 | 3.5% |
| Norwegian | 20,666 | 2.6% |
| Swedish | 19,773 | 2.5% |
| Italian | 16,358 | 2.1% |
| French | 13,801 | 1.7% |
| Scottish | 13,725 | 1.7% |
| European | 13,664 | 1.7% |
| Polish | 11,624 | 1.5% |
| Czech | 10,681 | 1.3% |
| Danish | 8,200 | 1.0% |
| Welsh | 5,489 | 0.7% |
| Citizenship & Nativity | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| U.S. citizen | 775,301 | 97.2% |
| Not a citizen | 22,227 | 2.8% |
| Native | 759,638 | 95.2% |
| Foreign-born | 37,890 | 4.8% |
| Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
| 11,260 | 2.1% | 21,630 | 4.0% | 162,653 | 30.4% | 170,575 | 31.9% | 106,763 | 20.0% | 61,503 | 11.5% |
| Average years of education: 13.7 | |||||||||||
| Population 25 Years and Older | ||
|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 11,260 | 2.1% |
| 9-12 Years | 21,630 | 4.0% |
| H.S. Grad or GED | 162,653 | 30.4% |
| Some College | 170,575 | 31.9% |
| Bach. Degree | 106,763 | 20.0% |
| Grad Degree | 61,503 | 11.5% |
| Average years of education: 13.7 | ||
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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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-11-08 | IA01 | Mariannette Miller-Meeks* (R) | 162,947 | 53.4% | Christina Bohannan (D) | 142,173 | 46.6% | 260 | 0.1% | 305,380 |
| Redistricting effect (2022); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2020. | ||||||||||
| 2020-11-03 | IA02 | Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R) | 196,964 | 49.9% | Rita Hart (D) | 196,958 | 49.9% | 703 | 0.2% | 394,625 |
| 2018-11-06 | IA02 | Dave Loebsack* (D) | 171,446 | 54.8% | Christopher Peters (R) | 133,287 | 42.6% | 8,180 | 2.6% | 312,913 |
| 2016-11-08 | IA02 | Dave Loebsack* (D) | 198,571 | 53.7% | Christopher Peters (R) | 170,933 | 46.2% | 528 | 0.1% | 370,032 |
| 2014-11-04 | IA02 | Dave Loebsack* (D) | 143,431 | 52.5% | Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R) | 129,455 | 47.4% | 443 | 0.2% | 273,329 |
| 2012-11-06 | IA02 | Dave Loebsack* (D) | 211,863 | 55.6% | John Archer (R) | 161,977 | 42.5% | 7,435 | 2.0% | 381,275 |
| Redistricting effect (2012); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 3% compared to 2010. | ||||||||||
| 2010-11-02 | IA02 | Dave Loebsack* (D) | 115,839 | 51.0% | Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R) | 104,319 | 45.9% | 7,017 | 3.1% | 227,175 |
| 2008-11-04 | IA02 | Dave Loebsack* (D) | 175,218 | 57.2% | Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R) | 118,778 | 38.8% | 12,101 | 4.0% | 306,097 |
| 2006-11-07 | IA02 | Dave Loebsack (D) | 107,683 | 51.4% | Jim Leach* (R) | 101,707 | 48.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 209,390 |
| 2004-11-02 | IA02 | Jim Leach* (R) | 176,684 | 58.9% | Dave Franker (D) | 117,405 | 39.2% | 5,792 | 1.9% | 299,881 |
| 2002-11-05 | IA02 | Jim Leach* (R) | 108,130 | 52.2% | Julie Thomas (D) | 94,767 | 45.7% | 4,274 | 2.1% | 207,171 |
| Redistricting effect (2002); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2000. | ||||||||||
| 2000-11-07 | IA01 | Jim Leach* (R) | 164,972 | 61.8% | Bob Simpson (D) | 96,283 | 36.1% | 5,735 | 2.1% | 266,990 |
| 1998-11-03 | IA01 | Jim Leach* (R) | 106,419 | 56.5% | Bob Rush (D) | 79,529 | 42.3% | 2,260 | 1.2% | 188,208 |
| 1996-11-05 | IA01 | Jim Leach* (R) | 129,242 | 52.8% | Bob Rush (D) | 111,595 | 45.6% | 3,759 | 1.5% | 244,596 |
| 1994-11-08 | IA01 | Jim Leach* (R) | 110,448 | 60.2% | Glen Winekauf (D) | 69,461 | 37.9% | 3,552 | 1.9% | 183,461 |
| 1992-11-03 | IA01 | Jim Leach* (R) | 178,042 | 68.1% | Jan Zonneveld (D) | 81,600 | 31.2% | 1,667 | 0.6% | 261,309 |
| Redistricting effect (1992); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the LEFT by approximately 1% compared to 1990. | ||||||||||
| 1990-11-06 | IA01 | Jim Leach* (R) | 90,042 | 99.8% | 151 | 0.2% | 90,193 | |||
| 1988-11-08 | IA01 | Jim Leach* (R) | 112,746 | 60.7% | Bill Gluba (D) | 71,280 | 38.4% | 1,690 | 0.9% | 185,716 |
| 1986-11-04 | IA01 | Jim Leach* (R) | 86,834 | 66.4% | John Whitaker (D) | 43,985 | 33.6% | 6 | 0.0% | 130,825 |
| 1984-11-06 | IA01 | Jim Leach* (R) | 131,182 | 66.8% | Kevin Ready (D) | 65,293 | 33.2% | 14 | 0.0% | 196,489 |
| 1982-11-02 | IA01 | Jim Leach* (R) | 89,585 | 59.2% | Bill Gluba (D) | 61,734 | 40.8% | 13 | 0.0% | 151,332 |
| Redistricting effect (1982); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 3% compared to 1980. | ||||||||||
| 1980-11-04 | IA01 | Jim Leach* (R) | 133,349 | 64.1% | Jim Larew (D) | 72,602 | 34.9% | 2,176 | 1.0% | 208,127 |
| 1978-11-07 | IA01 | Jim Leach* (R) | 79,940 | 63.5% | Dick Myers (D) | 45,037 | 35.8% | 985 | 0.8% | 125,962 |
| 1976-11-02 | IA01 | Jim Leach (R) | 109,694 | 51.9% | Ed Mezvinsky* (D) | 101,024 | 47.8% | 486 | 0.2% | 211,204 |
| 1974-11-04 | IA01 | Ed Mezvinsky* (D) | 75,687 | 54.4% | Jim Leach (R) | 63,540 | 45.6% | 13 | 0.0% | 139,240 |
| 1972-11-07 | IA01 | Ed Mezvinsky (D) | 107,099 | 53.4% | Fred Schwengel* (R) | 91,609 | 45.7% | 1,925 | 1.0% | 200,633 |
| Redistricting effect (1972); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1970. | ||||||||||
| 1970-11-03 | IA01 | Fred Schwengel* (R) | 60,270 | 49.8% | Ed Mezvinsky (D) | 59,505 | 49.2% | 1,168 | 1.0% | 120,943 |
| 1968-11-05 | IA01 | Fred Schwengel* (R) | 91,419 | 53.0% | John Schmidhauser (D) | 81,049 | 47.0% | 1 | 0.0% | 172,469 |
| 1966-11-08 | IA01 | Fred Schwengel (R) | 64,795 | 51.3% | John Schmidhauser* (D) | 60,534 | 47.9% | 1,007 | 0.8% | 126,336 |
| 1964-11-03 | IA01 | John Schmidhauser (D) | 84,042 | 51.0% | Fred Schwengel* (R) | 80,697 | 48.9% | 157 | 0.1% | 164,896 |
| 1962-11-06 | IA01 | Fred Schwengel* (R) | 65,975 | 61.1% | Harold Stephens (D) | 42,000 | 38.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 107,975 |
| 1960-11-08 | IA01 | Fred Schwengel* (R) | 104,737 | 60.9% | Walter Guenther (D) | 67,287 | 39.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 172,024 |
| 1958-11-04 | IA01 | Fred Schwengel* (R) | 59,577 | 53.4% | Thomas Dailey (D) | 51,986 | 46.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 111,563 |
| 1956-11-06 | IA01 | Fred Schwengel* (R) | 94,223 | 58.0% | Ronald Bramhall (D) | 68,287 | 42.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 162,510 |
| 1954-11-02 | IA01 | Fred Schwengel (R) | 67,128 | 57.0% | John O'Connor (D) | 50,577 | 43.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 117,705 |
| 1952-11-04 | IA01 | Thomas Martin* (R) | 105,526 | 62.8% | Clair Williams (D) | 62,011 | 36.9% | 377 | 0.2% | 167,914 |
| 1950-11-07 | IA01 | Thomas Martin* (R) | 70,058 | 61.7% | James France (D) | 43,140 | 38.0% | 299 | 0.3% | 113,497 |
| 1948-11-02 | IA01 | Thomas Martin* (R) | 70,959 | 53.5% | James France (D) | 60,860 | 45.9% | 693 | 0.5% | 132,512 |
| 1946-11-05 | IA01 | Thomas Martin* (R) | 52,488 | 61.5% | Clair Williams (D) | 32,849 | 38.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 85,337 |
| 1944-11-07 | IA01 | Thomas Martin* (R) | 78,729 | 56.7% | Clair Williams (D) | 60,048 | 43.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 138,777 |
| 1942-11-03 | IA01 | Thomas Martin* (R) | 55,139 | 61.4% | Vern Nall (D) | 32,893 | 36.7% | 1,705 | 1.9% | 89,737 |
| 1940-11-05 | IA01 | Thomas Martin* (R) | 70,120 | 60.4% | Mrs. Zoe Nabers (D) | 46,040 | 39.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 116,160 |
| 1938-11-08 | IA01 | Thomas Martin (R) | 46,636 | 57.7% | James Goffney (D) | 33,765 | 41.8% | 395 | 0.5% | 80,796 |
| 1936-11-03 | IA01 | Edward Eicher* (D) | 55,721 | 51.0% | John Calhoun (R) | 53,474 | 49.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 109,195 |
| Year | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) | Diff (US) | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 redist | Donald Trump* (R) | 215,742 | 50.5% | Joe Biden (D) | 203,400 | 47.6% | 7,785 | 1.8% | 426,927 | -3 | 4 | 25.25% | |
| 2020 | 67% | Donald Trump* (R) | 209,858 | 51.1% | Joe Biden (D) | 193,437 | 47.1% | 7,370 | 1.8% | 410,665 | -2 | 4 | 24.29% |
| 2016 | 63% | Donald Trump (R) | 186,384 | 49.1% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 170,796 | 45.0% | 22,779 | 6.0% | 379,959 | -2 | 3 | 24.26% |
| 2012 | 67% | Barack Obama* (D) | 219,946 | 55.8% | Mitt Romney (R) | 168,534 | 42.7% | 5,830 | 1.5% | 394,310 | -3 | -4 | 24.92% |
| 2008 | 67% | Barack Obama (D) | 190,973 | 60.2% | John McCain (R) | 122,395 | 38.6% | 3,970 | 1.3% | 317,338 | -6 | -7 | 20.64% |
| 2004 | 69% | John Kerry (D) | 171,671 | 55.2% | George W. Bush* (R) | 135,991 | 43.8% | 3,090 | 1.0% | 310,752 | -6 | -7 | 20.62% |
| 2000 | 61% | Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 147,279 | 53.5% | George W. Bush (R) | 118,268 | 42.9% | 9,934 | 3.6% | 275,481 | -5 | -5 | 20.94% |
| 1996 | 56% | Bill Clinton* (D) | 135,839 | 55.0% | Robert Dole (R) | 92,207 | 37.3% | 19,027 | 7.7% | 247,073 | -3 | -3 | 20.02% |
| 1992 | 67% | Bill Clinton (D) | 128,655 | 46.4% | George Bush* (R) | 95,660 | 34.5% | 52,983 | 19.1% | 277,298 | -3 | -3 | 20.47% |
| 1988 | 59% | Michael Dukakis (D) | 106,756 | 55.2% | George Bush (R) | 86,724 | 44.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 193,480 | 0 | -9 | 15.79% |
| 1984 | 62% | Ronald Reagan* (R) | 110,057 | 52.6% | Walter Mondale (D) | 99,112 | 47.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 209,169 | -1 | -6 | 15.85% |
| 1980 | 68% | Ronald Reagan (R) | 105,371 | 46.8% | Jimmy Carter* (D) | 97,431 | 43.3% | 22,218 | 9.9% | 225,020 | -4 | -4 | 17.08% |
| 1976 | 64% | Gerald Ford* (R) | 105,060 | 50.1% | Jimmy Carter (D) | 104,675 | 49.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 209,735 | 1 | 2 | 16.39% |
| 1972 | 64% | Richard Nixon* (R) | 111,577 | 56.1% | George McGovern (D) | 87,448 | 43.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 199,025 | -2 | -5 | 16.23% |
| 1968 | n/a | Richard Nixon (R) | 88,955 | 50.4% | Hubert Humphrey (D) | 76,949 | 43.6% | 10,476 | 5.9% | 176,380 | -3 | 7 | 15.10% |
| 1964 | n/a | Lyndon Johnson* (D) | 63.1% | Barry Goldwater (R) | 36.9% | 0.0% | -1 | -2 | n/a | ||||
| 1960 | 73% | Richard Nixon (R) | 101,202 | 56.4% | John Kennedy (D) | 78,108 | 43.5% | 160 | 0.1% | 179,470 | 0 | 7 | 14.09% |
| 1956 | 72% | Dwight Eisenhower* (R) | 103,643 | 60.3% | Adlai Stevenson (D) | 68,351 | 39.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 171,994 | 1 | 3 | 13.93% |
| 1952 | 75% | Dwight Eisenhower (R) | 110,374 | 63.5% | Adlai Stevenson (D) | 63,400 | 36.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 173,774 | 0 | 8 | 13.70% |
| Year | Pop | White | Black | Indian | Asian | 2+ Races | Hispanic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 794,325 | 83.7% | 3.3% | 0.2% | 2.3% | 4.6% | 5.7% |
| 2020 | 782,989 | 84.2% | 4.9% | 2.5% | 2.6% | 5.8% | |
| 2012 | 766,120 | 87.5% | 3.4% | 0.3% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 4.8% |
| 2010 | 620,856 | 88.2% | 3.1% | 0.2% | 2.3% | 1.6% | 4.6% |
| 2002 | 585,241 | 92.4% | 2.0% | 0.2% | 1.5% | 1.0% | 2.7% |
| 2000 | 603,837 | 90.1% | 3.2% | 0.3% | 1.7% | 1.5% | 3.2% |
| 1992 | 555,229 | 93.9% | 2.6% | 0.2% | 1.3% | 2.0% | |
| 1990 | 454,675 | 95.4% | 2.5% | 2.1% | |||
| 1982 | 485,961 | 95.8% | 2.0% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 1.6% | |
| 1980 | 505,896 | 3.0% | 1.0% | 2.0% | |||
| 1972 | 471,260 | 1.0% | |||||
| 1970 | 447,227 | 1.0% | |||||
| 1960 | 403,048 | ||||||
| 1950 | 372,574 |
| Year | Total | Republican | Democrat | Other | R/D Edge | R/D Edge % | VAPOP % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 377,111 | 135,411 | 35.9% | 127,353 | 33.8% | 114,347 | 30.3% | Rep +8,058 | Rep +2.1% | 64% |
| 2022 | 476,948 | 159,223 | 33.4% | 161,396 | 33.8% | 156,329 | 32.8% | Dem +2,173 | Dem +0.5% | 80% |