Iowa State House District 36
Iowa · Latest: 2024
Safe Democratic — 32K residents
Iowa State House District 36 is a state house district that has a population of 31,963. In the 2024 presidential election, it voted Democratic with a margin of D+52.0. Akashic Edge tracks 5 presidential elections here, dating back to 2008.
| Year | Dem % | Rep % | Margin | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 75.1% | 23.1% | D+52.0 | R+0.3 |
| 2020* | 75.0% | 22.8% | D+52.3 | D+5.3 |
| 2016* | 69.7% | 22.8% | D+46.9 | D+6.1 |
| 2012* | 70.4% | 29.6% | D+40.8 | R+0.1 |
| 2008* | 69.6% | 28.7% | D+41.0 | — |
* Pre-2022 results projected onto current district boundaries. Actual boundaries at the time of the election may have differed.
What defines IA-HD-36?
It has a working-class electorate (0% college-educated) — a demographic increasingly aligned with Republicans nationwide.
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Nearest neighbors matched on the same place-page feature set used across the dossier system.
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Key Insights
High-confidence patterns distilled from this geography's election history.
- Has voted Democratic in the last 5 presidential elections
- Latest election (2024) was a Democratic landslide with a 52.0% margin
- Turnout decreased by 3.9 percentage points since the previous presidential election
Who Lives Here
A race-first Census view with ancestry expansion where source coverage is strong enough to support detail.
Census race profile
Major Census race and ethnicity groups shown as a share of total population.
| Group | IA-HD-36 | State | National |
|---|---|---|---|
White (Non-Hispanic) | 73.4% | 82.3% | 57.4% |
Black / African American | 10.9% | 3.9% | 12.2% |
Hispanic / Latino | 7.4% | 7.3% | 19.3% |
Multiracial / Other | 4.4% | 3.5% | 4.0% |
Asian | 3.3% | 2.5% | 6.0% |
Native American / Alaska Native | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.9% |
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.2% |
Method notes
Who lives in Iowa State House District 36? 31,963 residents as of the 2020 Census.
Demographics
Read this geography's profile in three layers: local, state (where available), and national baseline.
Population & electorate
Scale, voting-age share, and this geography's footprint inside the national electorate.
Total population
32K
Share of U.S. population
0.01%
Voting-age population
83.2%
Economic profile
Income, attainment, and ownership indicators that often shape coalition structure and turnout behavior.
Median household income
N/A
Poverty rate
N/A
College degree
N/A
Homeownership
N/A
Community profile
Age structure, language use, and nativity signals that explain how this geography differs from state and nation.
Median age
N/A
Age 18–29
N/A
Age 65+
N/A
Foreign born
N/A
Non-English at home
N/A
English only
N/A
Turnout in IA-HD-36
Estimated using 2020 Census voting-age population.
64.1%
-3.9pp
26,578
2008–2024
How competitive is IA-HD-36?
Safe DAvg margin: D+50.4 (last 3 elections)
2008
D+41.0
2012
D+40.8
2016
D+46.9
2020
D+52.3
2024
D+52.0
11.4pp
0
D+46.6
Other Iowa State House Districts
99 total| Name | Margin ↓ |
|---|---|
| IA-HD-90 | D+52.9 |
| IA-HD-89 | D+51.8 |
| IA-HD-86 | D+49.3 |
| IA-HD-34 | D+47.1 |
| IA-HD-35 | D+38.0 |
| IA-HD-78 | D+32.5 |
| IA-HD-50 | D+29.4 |
| IA-HD-85 | D+28.0 |
| IA-HD-33 | D+24.6 |
| IA-HD-49 | D+24.5 |
| IA-HD-62 | D+22.1 |
| IA-HD-32 | D+19.8 |
| IA-HD-97 | D+19.1 |
| IA-HD-30 | D+17.8 |
| IA-HD-74 | D+16.4 |
| IA-HD-79 | D+16.4 |
| IA-HD-29 | D+15.6 |
| IA-HD-31 | D+14.9 |
| IA-HD-77 | D+12.1 |
| IA-HD-44 | D+9.7 |
| IA-HD-80 | D+9.2 |
| IA-HD-75 | D+8.8 |
| IA-HD-71 | D+7.9 |
| IA-HD-73 | D+6.7 |
| IA-HD-61 | D+4.5 |
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