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2022 population: 799,081
| 2022 Census data | |||
| White: | 640,837 | 80.20% | |
| Black: | 39,471 | 4.94% | |
| Indian: | 970 | 0.12% | |
| Asian: | 30,416 | 3.81% | |
| 2+ races: | 25,255 | 3.16% | |
| Hispanic: | 60,469 | 7.57% | |
| Total non-White: | 158,244 | 19.80% | |
| Housing Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Housing Units | 349,925 | |
| Median Value | $212,900 | |
| Occupied | 322,156 | 92.1% |
| Vacant | 27,769 | 7.9% |
| Owned | 223,324 | 69.3% |
| Rented | 98,832 | 30.7% |
| Median Rent | $1,018 | |
| Single-Family Units | 259,840 | 74.3% |
| Detached | 238,511 | 68.2% |
| Attached | 21,329 | 6.1% |
| Buldings with 5+ Units | 65,174 | 18.6% |
| Mobile Homes | 9,599 | 2.7% |
| Household Income | ||
|---|---|---|
| Range | Number | % |
| Less than $10,000 | 11,828 | 3.7% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 10,532 | 3.3% |
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 10,222 | 3.2% |
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 10,468 | 3.2% |
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 10,917 | 3.4% |
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 11,820 | 3.7% |
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 12,170 | 3.8% |
| $40,000 to $44,999 | 12,210 | 3.8% |
| $45,000 to $49,999 | 13,080 | 4.1% |
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 23,509 | 7.3% |
| $60,000 to $74,999 | 31,986 | 9.9% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 45,770 | 14.2% |
| $100,000 to $124,999 | 34,684 | 10.8% |
| $125,000 to $149,999 | 24,424 | 7.6% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 29,379 | 9.1% |
| $200,000 or more | 29,157 | 9.1% |
| Median Household Income | 76,183 | |
| Per Capita Income | 40,866 | |
| Welfare Households | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| SSI | 12,330 | 3.8% |
| Public Assistance | 7,548 | 2.3% |
| Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 36,889 | 11.5% |
| Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Employed | 362,179 | 77.5% |
| Unemployed | 15,406 | 3.3% |
| In Armed Forces | 1,139 | 0.2% |
| Total Labor Force | 378,724 | 81.1% |
| Not in Labor Force | 88,364 | 18.9% |
| Real Unemployment Rate | 22.2% | |
| Class of Worker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | % Male | |
| Private Sector | 162,294 | 124,976 | 56.5% |
| Non-Profit | 12,189 | 24,293 | 33.4% |
| Self-Employed | 23,905 | 14,133 | 62.8% |
| Local Government | 10,594 | 17,540 | 37.7% |
| State Government | 6,534 | 9,509 | 40.7% |
| Federal Government | 4,094 | 3,427 | 54.4% |
| Total Private + Self | 186,199 | 139,109 | 57.2% |
| Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 33,411 | 54,769 | 37.9% |
| Total | 219,610 | 193,878 | 53.1% |
| Pct. Govt. | 12.5% | ||
| Occupation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Management, Business, Science, Arts | 78,045 | 18.8% |
| Sales and Office Occupations | 85,170 | 20.6% |
| Professional, Technical | 98,851 | 23.9% |
| Service Occupations | 59,335 | 14.3% |
| Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 3,031 | 0.7% |
| All others | 92,949 | 22.4% |
| White Collar | 63.2% | |
| Industry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Finance, insurance and real estate | 49,632 | 12.0% |
| Retail trade | 47,860 | 11.6% |
| Manufacturing | 44,282 | 10.7% |
| Educational services and health care | 33,961 | 8.2% |
| Construction | 27,068 | 6.5% |
| Professional, scientific, management | 25,658 | 6.2% |
| Accommodation, food svcs, recreation | 20,930 | 5.1% |
| Other services | 17,909 | 4.3% |
| Transportation, warehousing, utilities | 17,651 | 4.3% |
| Public administration | 14,426 | 3.5% |
| Wholesale trade | 11,896 | 2.9% |
| Farming, forestry, fishing, mining | 10,157 | 2.5% |
| Information | 6,723 | 1.6% |
| Hispanic Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Mexican | 43,646 | 5.46% |
| Puerto Rican | 2,783 | 0.35% |
| Cuban | 948 | 0.12% |
| Dominican | 240 | 0.03% |
| Total Central American | 7,490 | 0.94% |
| Costa Rican | 200 | 0.03% |
| Guatemalan | 1,953 | 0.24% |
| Honduran | 964 | 0.12% |
| Nicaraguan | 318 | 0.04% |
| Panamanian | 227 | 0.03% |
| Salvadoran | 3,792 | 0.47% |
| Other Central American | 36 | 0.00% |
| Total South American | 2,451 | 0.31% |
| Argentinean | 197 | 0.02% |
| Bolivian | 41 | 0.01% |
| Chilean | 230 | 0.03% |
| Colombian | 802 | 0.10% |
| Ecuadorian | 524 | 0.07% |
| Peruvian | 427 | 0.05% |
| Uruguayan | 2 | 0.00% |
| Venezuelan | 228 | 0.03% |
| Other Hispanic | 2,911 | 0.36% |
| Asian Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Indian | 6,399 | 0.80% |
| Burmese | 3,681 | 0.46% |
| Vietnamese | 3,542 | 0.44% |
| Laotian | 2,807 | 0.35% |
| Chinese | 2,233 | 0.28% |
| Korean | 1,839 | 0.23% |
| Filipino | 1,531 | 0.19% |
| Thai | 819 | 0.10% |
| Bhutanese | 588 | 0.07% |
| Language Spoken at Home | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Number | % |
| English | 658,757 | 88.2% |
| Spanish | 37,720 | 5.0% |
| Other Asian | 12,013 | 1.6% |
| Other | 7,320 | 1.0% |
| Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 6,970 | 0.9% |
| Other Indo-European | 5,627 | 0.8% |
| German, other Germanic | 5,020 | 0.7% |
| Arabic | 4,871 | 0.7% |
| Vietnamese | 3,375 | 0.5% |
| Ancestry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| German | 201,831 | 25.3% |
| Irish | 101,971 | 12.8% |
| English | 88,911 | 11.1% |
| American | 33,272 | 4.2% |
| Norwegian | 29,002 | 3.6% |
| Dutch | 23,301 | 2.9% |
| Italian | 22,167 | 2.8% |
| Swedish | 22,062 | 2.8% |
| European | 14,988 | 1.9% |
| Scottish | 12,427 | 1.6% |
| French | 12,137 | 1.5% |
| Danish | 11,086 | 1.4% |
| Polish | 9,674 | 1.2% |
| Scotch-Irish | 6,371 | 0.8% |
| Czech | 6,314 | 0.8% |
| Citizenship & Nativity | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| U.S. citizen | 766,075 | 95.9% |
| Not a citizen | 33,006 | 4.1% |
| Native | 735,908 | 92.1% |
| Foreign-born | 63,173 | 7.9% |
| Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
| 17,681 | 3.3% | 21,348 | 4.0% | 146,538 | 27.3% | 160,663 | 30.0% | 129,728 | 24.2% | 60,050 | 11.2% |
| Average years of education: 13.7 | |||||||||||
| Population 25 Years and Older | ||
|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 17,681 | 3.3% |
| 9-12 Years | 21,348 | 4.0% |
| H.S. Grad or GED | 146,538 | 27.3% |
| Some College | 160,663 | 30.0% |
| Bach. Degree | 129,728 | 24.2% |
| Grad Degree | 60,050 | 11.2% |
| 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 | IA03 | Zach Nunn (R) | 156,262 | 50.3% | Cindy Axne* (D) | 154,117 | 49.6% | 534 | 0.2% | 310,913 |
| Redistricting effect (2022); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2020. | ||||||||||
| 2020-11-03 | IA03 | Cindy Axne* (D) | 219,205 | 48.9% | David Young (R) | 212,997 | 47.5% | 15,745 | 3.5% | 447,947 |
| 2018-11-06 | IA03 | Cindy Axne (D) | 175,642 | 49.3% | David Young* (R) | 167,933 | 47.1% | 12,666 | 3.6% | 356,241 |
| 2016-11-08 | IA03 | David Young* (R) | 208,598 | 53.4% | Jim Mowrer (D) | 155,002 | 39.7% | 26,687 | 6.8% | 390,287 |
| 2014-11-04 | IA03 | David Young (R) | 148,814 | 52.8% | Staci Appel (D) | 119,109 | 42.2% | 14,143 | 5.0% | 282,066 |
| 2012-11-06 | IA03 | Tom Latham* (R) | 202,000 | 52.2% | Leonard Boswell* (D) | 168,632 | 43.6% | 16,210 | 4.2% | 386,842 |
| Redistricting effect (2012); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 2% compared to 2010. | ||||||||||
| 2010-11-02 | IA03 | Leonard Boswell* (D) | 122,147 | 50.7% | Brad Zaun (R) | 111,925 | 46.5% | 6,684 | 2.8% | 240,756 |
| 2008-11-04 | IA03 | Leonard Boswell* (D) | 176,904 | 56.4% | Kim Schmett (R) | 132,136 | 42.1% | 4,599 | 1.5% | 313,639 |
| 2006-11-07 | IA03 | Leonard Boswell* (D) | 115,769 | 51.9% | Jeff Lamberti (R) | 103,722 | 46.5% | 3,591 | 1.6% | 223,082 |
| 2004-11-02 | IA03 | Leonard Boswell* (D) | 168,007 | 55.2% | Stan Thompson (R) | 136,099 | 44.7% | 213 | 0.1% | 304,319 |
| 2002-11-05 | IA03 | Leonard Boswell* (D) | 115,367 | 53.4% | Stan Thompson (R) | 97,285 | 45.0% | 3,333 | 1.5% | 215,985 |
| Redistricting effect (2002); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the LEFT by approximately 1% compared to 2000. | ||||||||||
| 2000-11-07 | IA04 | Greg Ganske* (R) | 169,267 | 61.4% | Michael Huston (D) | 101,112 | 36.7% | 5,266 | 1.9% | 275,645 |
| 1998-11-03 | IA04 | Greg Ganske* (R) | 129,942 | 65.2% | Jon Dvorak (D) | 67,550 | 33.9% | 1,904 | 1.0% | 199,396 |
| 1996-11-05 | IA04 | Greg Ganske* (R) | 133,419 | 52.0% | Connie McBurney (D) | 119,790 | 46.7% | 3,300 | 1.3% | 256,509 |
| 1994-11-08 | IA04 | Greg Ganske (R) | 111,935 | 52.5% | Neal Smith* (D) | 98,824 | 46.4% | 2,447 | 1.1% | 213,206 |
| 1992-11-03 | IA04 | Neal Smith* (D) | 158,610 | 61.6% | Paul Lunde (R) | 94,045 | 36.5% | 4,938 | 1.9% | 257,593 |
| Redistricting effect (1992); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 4% compared to 1990. | ||||||||||
| 1990-11-06 | IA04 | Neal Smith* (D) | 127,812 | 97.9% | 2,778 | 2.1% | 130,590 | |||
| 1988-11-08 | IA04 | Neal Smith* (D) | 157,065 | 71.6% | Paul Lunde (R) | 62,056 | 28.3% | 102 | 0.0% | 219,223 |
| 1986-11-04 | IA04 | Neal Smith* (D) | 107,271 | 68.3% | Bob Lockard (R) | 49,641 | 31.6% | 40 | 0.0% | 156,952 |
| 1984-11-06 | IA04 | Neal Smith* (D) | 136,922 | 60.7% | Bob Lockard (R) | 88,717 | 39.3% | 35 | 0.0% | 225,674 |
| 1982-11-02 | IA04 | Neal Smith* (D) | 118,849 | 66.0% | Dave Readinger (R) | 60,534 | 33.6% | 589 | 0.3% | 179,972 |
| Redistricting effect (1982); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1980. | ||||||||||
| 1980-11-04 | IA04 | Neal Smith* (D) | 117,896 | 53.9% | Donald Young (R) | 100,335 | 45.9% | 396 | 0.2% | 218,627 |
| 1978-11-07 | IA04 | Neal Smith* (D) | 88,526 | 64.7% | Charles Minor (R) | 48,308 | 35.3% | 21 | 0.0% | 136,855 |
| 1976-11-02 | IA04 | Neal Smith* (D) | 145,343 | 69.1% | Charles Minor (R) | 65,013 | 30.9% | 8 | 0.0% | 210,364 |
| 1974-11-04 | IA04 | Neal Smith* (D) | 96,755 | 63.9% | Chuck Dick (R) | 53,756 | 35.5% | 918 | 0.6% | 151,429 |
| 1972-11-07 | IA04 | Neal Smith* (D) | 125,431 | 59.6% | John Kyl* (R) | 85,156 | 40.4% | 1 | 0.0% | 210,588 |
| Redistricting effect (1972); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1970. | ||||||||||
| 1970-11-03 | IA05 | Neal Smith* (D) | 73,820 | 64.9% | Don Mahon (R) | 37,374 | 32.9% | 2,559 | 2.2% | 113,753 |
| 1968-11-05 | IA05 | Neal Smith* (D) | 99,586 | 62.1% | Don Mahon (R) | 60,710 | 37.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 160,296 |
| 1966-11-08 | IA05 | Neal Smith* (D) | 72,875 | 60.4% | Don Mahon (R) | 46,981 | 39.0% | 712 | 0.6% | 120,568 |
| 1964-11-03 | IA05 | Neal Smith* (D) | 108,212 | 69.6% | Benjamin Gibson (R) | 46,160 | 29.7% | 1,075 | 0.7% | 155,447 |
| 1962-11-06 | IA05 | Neal Smith* (D) | 73,963 | 62.8% | Sonja Egenes (R) | 43,877 | 37.2% | 1 | 0.0% | 117,841 |
| 1960-11-08 | IA05 | Neal Smith* (D) | 91,808 | 53.0% | Floyd Burgeson (R) | 81,474 | 47.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 173,282 |
| 1958-11-04 | IA05 | Neal Smith (D) | 61,693 | 52.3% | Paul Cunningham* (R) | 56,320 | 47.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 118,013 |
| 1956-11-06 | IA05 | Paul Cunningham* (R) | 85,178 | 51.1% | William Denman (D) | 81,418 | 48.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 166,596 |
| 1954-11-02 | IA05 | Paul Cunningham* (R) | 61,355 | 55.6% | James McLaughlin (D) | 49,063 | 44.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 110,418 |
| 1952-11-04 | IA05 | Paul Cunningham* (R) | 95,057 | 58.8% | Alvin Meyer (D) | 66,303 | 41.0% | 433 | 0.3% | 161,793 |
| 1950-11-07 | IA05 | Paul Cunningham* (R) | 57,429 | 56.9% | Gibson Holliday (D) | 43,105 | 42.7% | 318 | 0.3% | 100,852 |
| 1948-11-02 | IA05 | Paul Cunningham* (R) | 60,103 | 50.8% | Vince Browner (D) | 57,370 | 48.5% | 871 | 0.7% | 118,344 |
| 1946-11-05 | IA05 | Paul Cunningham* (R) | 41,679 | 59.4% | Vince Browner (D) | 28,490 | 40.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 70,169 |
| 1944-11-07 | IA05 | Paul Cunningham* (R) | 66,260 | 54.1% | Ralph Lynch (D) | 56,138 | 45.8% | 192 | 0.2% | 122,590 |
| 1942-11-03 | IA05 | Paul Cunningham* (R) | 48,578 | 63.2% | Frank Fox (D) | 28,287 | 36.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 76,865 |
| 1940-11-05 | IA06 | Paul Cunningham (R) | 70,707 | 52.3% | Frank Fox (D) | 64,314 | 47.6% | 214 | 0.2% | 135,235 |
| 1940-03-05 sp | IA06 | Robert Goodwin (R) | 29,378 | 60.5% | Bryan Allen (D) | 18,791 | 38.7% | 388 | 0.8% | 48,557 |
| 1938-11-08 | IA06 | Cassius Dowell* (R) | 53,505 | 58.5% | Hubert Utterback (D) | 37,056 | 40.5% | 910 | 1.0% | 91,471 |
| 1936-11-03 | IA06 | Cassius Dowell (R) | 63,026 | 52.3% | Harry Dunlap (D) | 55,975 | 46.5% | 1,446 | 1.2% | 120,447 |
| Year | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) | Diff (US) | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 redist | Donald Trump* (R) | 207,043 | 49.3% | Joe Biden (D) | 205,591 | 48.9% | 7,467 | 1.8% | 420,101 | -4 | 2 | 24.85% | |
| 2020 | 71% | Donald Trump* (R) | 224,726 | 49.1% | Joe Biden (D) | 224,159 | 49.0% | 8,355 | 1.8% | 457,240 | -4 | 2 | 27.04% |
| 2016 | 66% | Donald Trump (R) | 195,740 | 48.5% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 181,524 | 45.0% | 25,927 | 6.4% | 403,191 | -3 | 3 | 25.75% |
| 2012 | 68% | Barack Obama* (D) | 203,622 | 51.4% | Mitt Romney (R) | 186,645 | 47.2% | 5,531 | 1.4% | 395,798 | 1 | 0 | 25.02% |
| 2008 | 67% | Barack Obama (D) | 173,932 | 54.0% | John McCain (R) | 143,771 | 44.7% | 4,239 | 1.3% | 321,942 | 0 | -1 | 20.94% |
| 2004 | 69% | George W. Bush* (R) | 154,919 | 49.7% | John Kerry (D) | 154,652 | 49.6% | 2,443 | 0.8% | 312,014 | 0 | -1 | 20.71% |
| 2000 | 61% | George W. Bush (R) | 140,535 | 49.8% | Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 134,668 | 47.7% | 7,143 | 2.5% | 282,346 | 2 | 2 | 21.46% |
| 1996 | 57% | Bill Clinton* (D) | 127,250 | 49.9% | Robert Dole (R) | 107,359 | 42.1% | 20,296 | 8.0% | 254,905 | 2 | 1 | 20.66% |
| 1992 | 66% | Bill Clinton (D) | 117,863 | 43.1% | George Bush* (R) | 107,745 | 39.4% | 47,835 | 17.5% | 273,443 | 2 | 2 | 20.19% |
| 1988 | 60% | Michael Dukakis (D) | 131,356 | 59.1% | George Bush (R) | 90,855 | 40.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 222,211 | -4 | -13 | 18.13% |
| 1984 | 65% | Walter Mondale (D) | 118,092 | 50.5% | Ronald Reagan* (R) | 115,898 | 49.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 233,990 | -4 | -9 | 17.73% |
| 1980 | 69% | Ronald Reagan (R) | 105,520 | 46.9% | Jimmy Carter* (D) | 98,326 | 43.7% | 21,354 | 9.5% | 225,200 | -4 | -4 | 17.09% |
| 1976 | 67% | Jimmy Carter (D) | 116,438 | 54.1% | Gerald Ford* (R) | 98,765 | 45.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 215,203 | -4 | -2 | 16.82% |
| 1972 | 67% | Richard Nixon* (R) | 117,283 | 55.8% | George McGovern (D) | 92,752 | 44.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 210,035 | -2 | -5 | 17.13% |
| 1968 | n/a | Richard Nixon (R) | 79,750 | 47.6% | Hubert Humphrey (D) | 75,978 | 45.3% | 11,884 | 7.1% | 167,612 | -5 | 4 | 14.35% |
| 1964 | n/a | Lyndon Johnson* (D) | 65.9% | Barry Goldwater (R) | 34.1% | 0.0% | -4 | -4 | n/a | ||||
| 1960 | 73% | Richard Nixon (R) | 101,612 | 56.1% | John Kennedy (D) | 79,374 | 43.8% | 114 | 0.1% | 181,100 | -1 | 7 | 14.22% |
| 1956 | 75% | Dwight Eisenhower* (R) | 98,418 | 56.3% | Adlai Stevenson (D) | 76,259 | 43.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 174,677 | -3 | -1 | 14.15% |
| 1952 | 79% | Dwight Eisenhower (R) | 101,136 | 58.7% | Adlai Stevenson (D) | 71,137 | 41.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 172,273 | -5 | 4 | 13.58% |
| Year | Pop | White | Black | Indian | Asian | 2+ Races | Hispanic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 809,127 | 79.4% | 5.3% | 0.2% | 3.8% | 3.4% | 7.7% |
| 2020 | 848,170 | 82.2% | 5.2% | 3.7% | 1.7% | 7.2% | |
| 2012 | 770,819 | 85.0% | 3.7% | 0.3% | 2.6% | 2.1% | 6.3% |
| 2010 | 642,116 | 85.6% | 4.2% | 0.4% | 2.6% | 1.5% | 5.7% |
| 2002 | 585,305 | 90.1% | 3.2% | 0.4% | 1.9% | 1.1% | 3.2% |
| 2000 | 621,351 | 89.9% | 3.1% | 0.3% | 1.7% | 1.3% | 3.7% |
| 1992 | 555,276 | 94.3% | 2.8% | 0.2% | 1.2% | 1.5% | |
| 1990 | 507,199 | 93.6% | 3.1% | 1.9% | 1.4% | ||
| 1982 | 485,480 | 94.6% | 3.0% | 0.2% | 1.0% | 1.2% | |
| 1980 | 489,070 | 3.0% | 1.0% | 2.0% | |||
| 1972 | 468,881 | 3.0% | |||||
| 1970 | 423,745 | 3.0% | |||||
| 1960 | 406,972 | ||||||
| 1950 | 350,784 |
| Year | Total | Republican | Democrat | Other | R/D Edge | R/D Edge % | VAPOP % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 376,011 | 137,872 | 36.7% | 131,120 | 34.9% | 107,019 | 28.5% | Rep +6,752 | Rep +1.8% | 63% |
| 2022 | 468,051 | 161,703 | 34.5% | 164,960 | 35.2% | 141,388 | 30.2% | Dem +3,257 | Dem +0.7% | 79% |