Congressional District 2 Congressional District (IA) — Elections 1876–2024

Iowa 2nd Congressional District, Iowa: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted R+10%. Republican peak: R+53 in 1920.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+10MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 795,3702024 5-year
Median household income: $74,1262024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 87.2%2024 5-year
Black: 4.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 4.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+24 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+53 in 1920MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

35 counties · 4 D · 31 R

R+60

D+60

One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−10.0%	186,017	227,941	421,282
2020	R	−4.4%	203,246	222,312	434,421
2016	R	−4.5%	180,282	198,955	412,811
2012	D	+12.7%	231,332	178,241	416,657
2008	D	+17.8%	235,234	163,379	404,791
2004	D	+6.4%	211,772	186,266	401,205
2000	D	+6.4%	180,996	158,657	350,449
1996	D	+15.8%	174,918	122,970	328,033
1992	D	+9.1%	159,662	126,726	363,045
1988	D	+12.2%	182,597	142,747	327,772
1984	R	−6.0%	165,082	186,517	354,619
1980	R	−10.6%	141,254	178,991	356,229
1976	R	−1.6%	167,093	172,545	346,547
1972	R	−14.2%	137,223	183,562	326,871
1968	R	−11.3%	129,810	164,906	311,759
1964	D	+23.6%	195,603	120,782	316,759
1960	R	−9.8%	150,689	183,521	334,405
1956	R	−20.4%	125,354	189,715	315,988
1952	R	−28.3%	114,324	205,192	321,140
1948	D	+2.6%	134,061	127,220	266,363
1944	R	−6.1%	123,349	139,309	263,633
1940	R	−8.2%	136,196	160,686	297,626
1936	D	+11.2%	150,439	119,126	279,867
1932	D	+17.2%	152,432	107,030	264,131
1928	R	−21.6%	99,180	154,200	254,723
1924	R	−38.6%	36,881	129,128	239,141
1920	R	−52.8%	47,748	161,080	214,527
1916	R	−19.7%	47,972	72,159	122,962
1912	D	+17.2%	47,213	26,961	117,636
1908	R	−14.3%	46,997	63,234	113,928
1904	R	−31.2%	36,229	71,432	112,855
1900	R	−20.4%	47,283	72,106	121,879
1896	R	−17.2%	48,657	69,331	120,063
1892	R	−2.9%	49,303	52,364	104,673
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

German

36.1%

Irish

13.4%

English

9.1%

American

4.8%

French

1.6%

Italian

1.4%

Scottish

1.1%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 40.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.9%

85+

1.7%

2.6%

75–84

3.2%

5.5%

65–74

5.7%

6.5%

55–64

6.6%

5.6%

45–54

5.5%

6.2%

35–44

6.0%

25–34

5.8%

4.9%

18–24

4.8%

8.4%

5–17

8.1%

2.9%

2.8%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$74,126

Congressional District 2 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 2$74,126

Iowa$75,059

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

10.4%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1812.0%

Working age (18–64)9.9%

Seniors (65+)9.7%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

93.9%

speak English only

Spanish2.5%

Other Indo-European1.9%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.1%

Other languages0.6%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

19.8%

Mainline Protestant

15.3%

Other Christian

5.7%

Methodist

5.6%

Baptist

1.7%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.4%

Non-Christian

1.3%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 49.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Iowa 2nd Congressional District in the Corn Belt has, for decades, voted very close to the way the country has voted. Its margins are typically narrow, and the candidate who carries Iowa 2nd Congressional District more often than not also wins the national popular vote.

The Democratic margin in Iowa 2nd Congressional District has rarely exceeded twenty-four points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded fifty-three points. 2024 delivered the district to the Republican candidate by ten points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 87% non-Hispanic-white share, a 10% poverty rate, and a median household income of $74,126 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 2, Iowa vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 2, Iowa voted Republican by 10.0 points (R+10), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 421,282 votes cast, 186,017 went Democratic and 227,941 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 2, Iowa's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 2, Iowa as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 12 times, Republican 22 times, and other 0 times.

When did Congressional District 2, Iowa last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 2, Iowa voted Democratic was 2012.

How many people live in Congressional District 2, Iowa?

Congressional District 2, Iowa has a population of 795,370 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 2, Iowa?

Median household income in Congressional District 2, Iowa is $74,126 — below the national median of $80,734. The Iowa state median is $75,059.

What is the political history of Congressional District 2, Iowa?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 2, Iowa from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 22 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Iowa 2nd Congressional District delivered R+10 in 2024.

Key facts

Demographics

Frequently asked questions