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2022 population: 796,327
| 2022 Census data | |||
| White: | 664,226 | 83.41% | |
| Black: | 14,303 | 1.80% | |
| Indian: | 2,448 | 0.31% | |
| Asian: | 18,703 | 2.35% | |
| 2+ races: | 21,170 | 2.66% | |
| Hispanic: | 73,907 | 9.28% | |
| Total non-White: | 132,101 | 16.59% | |
| Housing Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Housing Units | 354,635 | |
| Median Value | $159,600 | |
| Occupied | 318,512 | 89.8% |
| Vacant | 36,123 | 10.2% |
| Owned | 228,173 | 71.6% |
| Rented | 90,339 | 28.4% |
| Median Rent | $851 | |
| Single-Family Units | 280,091 | 79.0% |
| Detached | 271,205 | 76.5% |
| Attached | 8,886 | 2.5% |
| Buldings with 5+ Units | 43,127 | 12.2% |
| Mobile Homes | 11,525 | 3.2% |
| Household Income | ||
|---|---|---|
| Range | Number | % |
| Less than $10,000 | 13,851 | 4.3% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 11,884 | 3.7% |
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 14,080 | 4.4% |
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 12,852 | 4.0% |
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 12,307 | 3.9% |
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 13,663 | 4.3% |
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 11,704 | 3.7% |
| $40,000 to $44,999 | 12,387 | 3.9% |
| $45,000 to $49,999 | 13,125 | 4.1% |
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 25,027 | 7.9% |
| $60,000 to $74,999 | 34,050 | 10.7% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 46,239 | 14.5% |
| $100,000 to $124,999 | 35,359 | 11.1% |
| $125,000 to $149,999 | 22,813 | 7.2% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 21,263 | 6.7% |
| $200,000 or more | 17,908 | 5.6% |
| Median Household Income | 68,156 | |
| Per Capita Income | 35,065 | |
| Welfare Households | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| SSI | 12,641 | 4.0% |
| Public Assistance | 6,742 | 2.1% |
| Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 29,229 | 9.2% |
| Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Employed | 338,207 | 76.2% |
| Unemployed | 12,785 | 2.9% |
| In Armed Forces | 712 | 0.2% |
| Total Labor Force | 351,704 | 79.2% |
| Not in Labor Force | 92,158 | 20.8% |
| Real Unemployment Rate | 23.6% | |
| Class of Worker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | % Male | |
| Private Sector | 146,965 | 114,303 | 56.3% |
| Non-Profit | 10,241 | 22,931 | 30.9% |
| Self-Employed | 31,581 | 14,243 | 68.9% |
| Local Government | 11,371 | 18,762 | 37.7% |
| State Government | 11,101 | 11,787 | 48.5% |
| Federal Government | 3,594 | 3,228 | 52.7% |
| Total Private + Self | 178,546 | 128,546 | 58.1% |
| Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 36,307 | 56,708 | 39.0% |
| Total | 214,853 | 185,254 | 53.7% |
| Pct. Govt. | 15.0% | ||
| Occupation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Management, Business, Science, Arts | 58,795 | 14.7% |
| Sales and Office Occupations | 78,100 | 19.5% |
| Professional, Technical | 80,211 | 20.0% |
| Service Occupations | 63,921 | 15.9% |
| Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 6,615 | 1.6% |
| All others | 120,019 | 29.9% |
| White Collar | 54.1% | |
| Industry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Manufacturing | 62,111 | 15.5% |
| Retail trade | 46,415 | 11.6% |
| Educational services and health care | 43,475 | 10.8% |
| Construction | 28,330 | 7.1% |
| Accommodation, food svcs, recreation | 21,591 | 5.4% |
| Farming, forestry, fishing, mining | 21,346 | 5.3% |
| Transportation, warehousing, utilities | 18,757 | 4.7% |
| Other services | 17,281 | 4.3% |
| Finance, insurance and real estate | 16,984 | 4.2% |
| Professional, scientific, management | 14,170 | 3.5% |
| Public administration | 13,251 | 3.3% |
| Wholesale trade | 11,822 | 2.9% |
| Information | 5,136 | 1.3% |
| Hispanic Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Mexican | 55,332 | 6.95% |
| Puerto Rican | 2,308 | 0.29% |
| Cuban | 1,179 | 0.15% |
| Dominican | 347 | 0.04% |
| Total Central American | 9,967 | 1.25% |
| Costa Rican | 55 | 0.01% |
| Guatemalan | 5,614 | 0.70% |
| Honduran | 942 | 0.12% |
| Nicaraguan | 130 | 0.02% |
| Panamanian | 172 | 0.02% |
| Salvadoran | 2,946 | 0.37% |
| Other Central American | 108 | 0.01% |
| Total South American | 926 | 0.12% |
| Argentinean | 37 | 0.00% |
| Bolivian | 117 | 0.01% |
| Chilean | 105 | 0.01% |
| Colombian | 198 | 0.02% |
| Ecuadorian | 71 | 0.01% |
| Paraguayan | 25 | 0.00% |
| Peruvian | 174 | 0.02% |
| Uruguayan | 23 | 0.00% |
| Venezuelan | 168 | 0.02% |
| Other South American | 8 | 0.00% |
| Other Hispanic | 3,848 | 0.48% |
| Asian Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Chinese | 3,910 | 0.49% |
| Vietnamese | 2,275 | 0.29% |
| Korean | 1,918 | 0.24% |
| Filipino | 1,599 | 0.20% |
| Laotian | 1,578 | 0.20% |
| Burmese | 1,557 | 0.20% |
| Indian | 1,254 | 0.16% |
| Hmong | 881 | 0.11% |
| Thai | 398 | 0.05% |
| Language Spoken at Home | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Number | % |
| English | 676,438 | 90.1% |
| Spanish | 49,084 | 6.5% |
| Other Asian | 6,509 | 0.9% |
| Other | 3,242 | 0.4% |
| Chinese | 3,101 | 0.4% |
| Other Indo-European | 2,995 | 0.4% |
| German, other Germanic | 2,749 | 0.4% |
| Vietnamese | 2,038 | 0.3% |
| French, Haitian, Cajun | 1,206 | 0.2% |
| Ancestry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| German | 266,307 | 33.4% |
| Irish | 85,456 | 10.7% |
| English | 62,878 | 7.9% |
| Norwegian | 45,543 | 5.7% |
| Dutch | 42,126 | 5.3% |
| American | 33,616 | 4.2% |
| Swedish | 20,565 | 2.6% |
| Danish | 19,368 | 2.4% |
| French | 13,010 | 1.6% |
| Italian | 12,794 | 1.6% |
| European | 10,470 | 1.3% |
| Scottish | 9,644 | 1.2% |
| Polish | 8,948 | 1.1% |
| Czech | 8,308 | 1.0% |
| Scandinavian | 4,507 | 0.6% |
| Citizenship & Nativity | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| U.S. citizen | 767,937 | 96.4% |
| Not a citizen | 28,390 | 3.6% |
| Native | 749,417 | 94.1% |
| Foreign-born | 46,910 | 5.9% |
| Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
| 17,685 | 3.4% | 26,282 | 5.0% | 168,391 | 32.2% | 175,482 | 33.6% | 92,996 | 17.8% | 41,881 | 8.0% |
| Average years of education: 13.3 | |||||||||||
| Population 25 Years and Older | ||
|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 17,685 | 3.4% |
| 9-12 Years | 26,282 | 5.0% |
| H.S. Grad or GED | 168,391 | 32.2% |
| Some College | 175,482 | 33.6% |
| Bach. Degree | 92,996 | 17.8% |
| Grad Degree | 41,881 | 8.0% |
| Average years of education: 13.3 | ||
Click on the District to view county-level data for that election (where available).
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 | IA04 | Randy Feenstra* (R) | 186,467 | 67.3% | Ryan Melton (D) | 84,230 | 30.4% | 6,311 | 2.3% | 277,008 |
| Redistricting effect (2022); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2020. | ||||||||||
| 2020-11-03 | IA04 | Randy Feenstra (R) | 237,369 | 62.0% | J.D. Scholten (D) | 144,761 | 37.8% | 892 | 0.2% | 383,022 |
| 2018-11-06 | IA04 | Steve King* (R) | 157,676 | 50.3% | J.D. Scholten (D) | 147,246 | 47.0% | 8,329 | 2.7% | 313,251 |
| 2016-11-08 | IA04 | Steve King* (R) | 226,719 | 61.2% | Kim Weaver (D) | 142,993 | 38.6% | 547 | 0.1% | 370,259 |
| 2014-11-04 | IA04 | Steve King* (R) | 169,834 | 61.6% | Jim Mowrer (D) | 105,504 | 38.3% | 295 | 0.1% | 275,633 |
| 2012-11-06 | IA04 | Steve King* (R) | 200,063 | 52.9% | Christie Vilsack (D) | 169,470 | 44.8% | 8,350 | 2.2% | 377,883 |
| Redistricting effect (2012); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the LEFT by approximately 4% compared to 2010. | ||||||||||
| 2010-11-02 | IA05 | Steve King* (R) | 128,363 | 65.7% | Matthew Campbell (D) | 63,160 | 32.4% | 3,716 | 1.9% | 195,239 |
| 2008-11-04 | IA05 | Steve King* (R) | 159,430 | 59.8% | Rob Hubler (D) | 99,601 | 37.4% | 7,406 | 2.8% | 266,437 |
| 2006-11-07 | IA05 | Steve King* (R) | 105,580 | 58.5% | Joyce Schulte (D) | 64,181 | 35.6% | 10,638 | 5.9% | 180,399 |
| 2004-11-02 | IA05 | Steve King* (R) | 168,583 | 63.3% | Joyce Schulte (D) | 97,597 | 36.6% | 161 | 0.1% | 266,341 |
| 2002-11-05 | IA05 | Steve King (R) | 113,257 | 62.1% | Paul Shomshor (D) | 68,853 | 37.8% | 127 | 0.1% | 182,237 |
| Redistricting effect (2002); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 2% compared to 2000. | ||||||||||
| 2000-11-07 | IA05 | Tom Latham* (R) | 159,637 | 68.8% | Mike Palecek (D) | 67,593 | 29.1% | 4,846 | 2.1% | 232,076 |
| 1998-11-03 | IA05 | Tom Latham* (R) | 132,730 | 99.2% | 1,041 | 0.8% | 133,771 | |||
| 1996-11-05 | IA05 | Tom Latham* (R) | 147,576 | 65.4% | MacDonald Smith (D) | 75,785 | 33.6% | 2,118 | 0.9% | 225,479 |
| 1994-11-08 | IA05 | Tom Latham (R) | 114,796 | 60.8% | Sheila McGuire (D) | 73,627 | 39.0% | 298 | 0.2% | 188,721 |
| 1992-11-03 | IA05 | Fred Grandy* (R) | 196,942 | 99.3% | 1,424 | 0.7% | 198,366 | |||
| Redistricting effect (1992); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the LEFT by approximately 2% compared to 1990. | ||||||||||
| 1990-11-06 | IA06 | Fred Grandy* (R) | 112,333 | 71.8% | Mike Earll (D) | 44,063 | 28.2% | 63 | 0.0% | 156,459 |
| 1988-11-08 | IA06 | Fred Grandy* (R) | 125,859 | 64.4% | Dave O'Brien (D) | 69,614 | 35.6% | 5 | 0.0% | 195,478 |
| 1986-11-04 | IA06 | Fred Grandy (R) | 81,861 | 50.9% | Clayton Hodgson (D) | 78,807 | 49.0% | 11 | 0.0% | 160,679 |
| 1984-11-06 | IA06 | Berkley Bedell* (D) | 127,706 | 62.0% | Darrel Rensink (R) | 78,182 | 38.0% | 6 | 0.0% | 205,894 |
| 1982-11-02 | IA06 | Berkley Bedell* (D) | 101,690 | 64.3% | Al Bremer (R) | 56,487 | 35.7% | 7 | 0.0% | 158,184 |
| Redistricting effect (1982); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1980. | ||||||||||
| 1980-11-04 | IA06 | Berkley Bedell* (D) | 129,460 | 64.3% | Clarence Carney (R) | 71,866 | 35.7% | 1 | 0.0% | 201,327 |
| 1978-11-07 | IA06 | Berkley Bedell* (D) | 87,139 | 66.3% | Willis Junker (R) | 44,320 | 33.7% | 3 | 0.0% | 131,462 |
| 1976-11-02 | IA06 | Berkley Bedell* (D) | 133,507 | 67.4% | Joanne Soper (R) | 62,292 | 31.5% | 2,213 | 1.1% | 198,012 |
| 1974-11-04 | IA06 | Berkley Bedell (D) | 86,315 | 54.6% | Wiley Mayne* (R) | 71,695 | 45.4% | 2 | 0.0% | 158,012 |
| 1972-11-07 | IA06 | Wiley Mayne* (R) | 103,284 | 52.5% | Berkley Bedell (D) | 93,574 | 47.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 196,858 |
| Redistricting effect (1972); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the LEFT by approximately 1% compared to 1970. | ||||||||||
| 1970-11-03 | IA06 | Wiley Mayne* (R) | 57,285 | 57.0% | Fred Moore (D) | 43,257 | 43.0% | 1 | 0.0% | 100,543 |
| 1968-11-05 | IA06 | Wiley Mayne* (R) | 100,802 | 65.0% | Jerry O'Sullivan (D) | 54,171 | 35.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 154,973 |
| 1966-11-08 | IA06 | Wiley Mayne (R) | 73,274 | 57.4% | Stanley Greigg* (D) | 53,917 | 42.3% | 414 | 0.3% | 127,605 |
| 1964-11-03 | IA06 | Stanley Greigg (D) | 86,323 | 53.2% | Howard Sokol (R) | 75,478 | 46.5% | 559 | 0.3% | 162,360 |
| 1962-11-06 | IA06 | Charles Hoeven* (R) | 66,940 | 58.5% | Donald Murray (D) | 47,572 | 41.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 114,512 |
| 1960-11-08 | IA08 | Charles Hoeven* (R) | 77,583 | 57.5% | Donald O'Brien (D) | 57,333 | 42.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 134,916 |
| 1958-11-04 | IA08 | Charles Hoeven* (R) | 49,418 | 52.7% | Donald O'Brien (D) | 44,310 | 47.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 93,728 |
| 1956-11-06 | IA08 | Charles Hoeven* (R) | 76,165 | 60.1% | Robert Salem (D) | 50,597 | 39.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 126,762 |
| 1954-11-02 | IA08 | Charles Hoeven* (R) | 55,214 | 63.8% | Roy Holland (D) | 31,296 | 36.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 86,510 |
| 1952-11-04 | IA08 | Charles Hoeven* (R) | 94,561 | 99.6% | Charles Warner (Prohibition) | 285 | 0.3% | 78 | 0.1% | 94,924 |
| 1950-11-07 | IA08 | Charles Hoeven* (R) | 56,942 | 64.1% | L.J. McGivern (D) | 31,689 | 35.7% | 163 | 0.2% | 88,794 |
| 1948-11-02 | IA08 | Charles Hoeven* (R) | 56,970 | 55.2% | L.J. McGivern (D) | 45,796 | 44.4% | 431 | 0.4% | 103,197 |
| 1946-11-05 | IA08 | Charles Hoeven* (R) | 37,868 | 68.6% | George Heikens (D) | 17,303 | 31.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 55,171 |
| 1944-11-07 | IA08 | Charles Hoeven* (R) | 58,537 | 56.2% | Lester Gillette (D) | 45,682 | 43.8% | 29 | 0.0% | 104,248 |
| 1942-11-03 | IA08 | Charles Hoeven (R) | 42,154 | 64.6% | Walter Mahoney (D) | 23,059 | 35.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 65,213 |
| 1940-11-05 | IA09 | Vincent Harrington* (D) | 67,017 | 50.8% | Albert Swanson (R) | 64,877 | 49.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 131,894 |
| 1938-11-08 | IA09 | Vincent Harrington* (D) | 46,705 | 49.7% | Albert Swanson (R) | 46,366 | 49.3% | 996 | 1.1% | 94,067 |
| 1936-11-03 | IA09 | Vincent Harrington (D) | 63,995 | 52.6% | Fred Wolf (R) | 53,675 | 44.1% | 4,031 | 3.3% | 121,701 |
| Year | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) | Diff (US) | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 redist | Donald Trump* (R) | 252,575 | 62.2% | Joe Biden (D) | 146,824 | 36.2% | 6,729 | 1.7% | 406,128 | 9 | 15 | 24.02% | |
| 2020 | 68% | Donald Trump* (R) | 249,487 | 62.7% | Joe Biden (D) | 142,206 | 35.7% | 6,359 | 1.6% | 398,052 | 10 | 16 | 23.54% |
| 2016 | 65% | Donald Trump (R) | 231,229 | 60.9% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 127,401 | 33.5% | 21,270 | 5.6% | 379,900 | 10 | 15 | 24.26% |
| 2012 | 66% | Mitt Romney (R) | 204,685 | 53.4% | Barack Obama* (D) | 173,391 | 45.3% | 5,053 | 1.3% | 383,129 | 7 | 6 | 24.22% |
| 2008 | 65% | John McCain (R) | 151,188 | 54.6% | Barack Obama (D) | 122,537 | 44.3% | 3,166 | 1.1% | 276,891 | 10 | 9 | 18.01% |
| 2004 | 65% | George W. Bush* (R) | 167,387 | 59.8% | John Kerry (D) | 109,974 | 39.3% | 2,428 | 0.9% | 279,789 | 10 | 9 | 18.57% |
| 2000 | 59% | George W. Bush (R) | 132,765 | 54.8% | Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 102,076 | 42.2% | 7,256 | 3.0% | 242,097 | 7 | 7 | 18.40% |
| 1996 | 58% | Robert Dole (R) | 106,615 | 45.5% | Bill Clinton* (D) | 104,775 | 44.7% | 23,051 | 9.8% | 234,441 | 6 | 5 | 19.00% |
| 1992 | 64% | George Bush* (R) | 109,966 | 42.4% | Bill Clinton (D) | 99,112 | 38.2% | 50,343 | 19.4% | 259,421 | 5 | 5 | 19.15% |
| 1988 | 62% | George Bush (R) | 99,214 | 50.0% | Michael Dukakis (D) | 99,116 | 50.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 198,330 | 6 | -3 | 16.18% |
| 1984 | 63% | Ronald Reagan* (R) | 122,484 | 57.6% | Walter Mondale (D) | 90,074 | 42.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 212,558 | 4 | -1 | 16.11% |
| 1980 | 69% | Ronald Reagan (R) | 121,169 | 58.5% | Jimmy Carter* (D) | 71,226 | 34.4% | 14,882 | 7.2% | 207,277 | 7 | 8 | 15.73% |
| 1976 | 67% | Gerald Ford* (R) | 109,482 | 54.2% | Jimmy Carter (D) | 92,362 | 45.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 201,844 | 5 | 6 | 15.78% |
| 1972 | 66% | Richard Nixon* (R) | 123,738 | 61.9% | George McGovern (D) | 76,110 | 38.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 199,848 | 4 | 1 | 16.30% |
| 1968 | n/a | Richard Nixon (R) | 96,279 | 59.2% | Hubert Humphrey (D) | 59,311 | 36.5% | 6,926 | 4.3% | 162,516 | 6 | 16 | 13.91% |
| 1964 | n/a | Lyndon Johnson* (D) | 57.5% | Barry Goldwater (R) | 42.5% | 0.0% | 5 | 4 | n/a | ||||
| 1960 | 78% | Richard Nixon (R) | 85,961 | 61.5% | John Kennedy (D) | 53,835 | 38.5% | 47 | 0.0% | 139,843 | 5 | 12 | 10.98% |
| 1956 | 76% | Dwight Eisenhower* (R) | 83,915 | 62.3% | Adlai Stevenson (D) | 50,840 | 37.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 134,755 | 3 | 5 | 10.92% |
| 1952 | 78% | Dwight Eisenhower (R) | 95,548 | 68.8% | Adlai Stevenson (D) | 43,342 | 31.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 138,890 | 5 | 14 | 10.95% |
| Year | Pop | White | Black | Indian | Asian | 2+ Races | Hispanic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 795,344 | 82.6% | 1.6% | 0.4% | 2.1% | 3.7% | 9.5% |
| 2020 | 749,897 | 86.5% | 2.0% | 1.7% | 2.1% | 7.7% | |
| 2012 | 761,467 | 89.2% | 1.2% | 0.4% | 1.6% | 1.8% | 5.8% |
| 2010 | 577,453 | 89.4% | 1.0% | 0.5% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 6.9% |
| 2002 | 585,171 | 93.7% | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.9% | 0.7% | 3.6% |
| 2000 | 558,605 | 93.2% | 0.8% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 3.7% |
| 1992 | 555,457 | 97.5% | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.9% | |
| 1990 | 448,516 | 98.9% | 1.1% | ||||
| 1982 | 485,491 | 98.5% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.7% | |
| 1980 | 464,617 | 1.0% | |||||
| 1972 | 470,867 | ||||||
| 1970 | 378,301 | ||||||
| 1960 | 299,643 | ||||||
| 1950 | 296,637 |
| Year | Total | Republican | Democrat | Other | R/D Edge | R/D Edge % | VAPOP % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 353,619 | 175,332 | 49.6% | 84,156 | 23.8% | 94,131 | 26.6% | Rep +91,176 | Rep +25.8% | 61% |
| 2022 | 454,511 | 207,609 | 45.7% | 112,555 | 24.8% | 134,347 | 29.6% | Rep +95,054 | Rep +20.9% | 78% |