Iowa State House District 2

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ia-hd-002
State
Iowa
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
002
Land Area
96.7 sq mi
Water Area
0.35 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Iowa State House District 2

Boundary as GeoJSON

Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Woodbury County96.72 sq mi100.0%11.1%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Sioux City city25.34 sq mi26.2%42.8%
Lawton city0.72 sq mi0.7%100.0%

Showing all 2 places

Overlapping Congressional Districts

Congressional districtPopulation in bothShare of this district's populationShare of the congressional district's populationShare of this district's land
IA District 431,969100.0%4.0%100.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).

Voters

Registered Voters
17,798
Active Voters
13,807 (77.6%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic4,88627.5%
Republican6,74537.9%
Unaffiliated5,99733.7%
Other parties1701.0%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20263,958 (22.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202412,526 (70.4%)320 (1.8%)1,086 (6.1%)
2021–20228,246 (46.3%)847 (4.8%)1,583 (8.9%)
2019–202011,956 (67.2%)1,683 (9.5%)2,677 (15.0%)
2017–20188,756 (49.2%)1,064 (6.0%)957 (5.4%)
2015–20169,617 (54.0%)497 (2.8%)1,475 (8.3%)
2013–20146,631 (37.3%)354 (2.0%)1,179 (6.6%)
2011–20128,588 (48.3%)272 (1.5%)1,082 (6.1%)

Turnout counts today's registered voters with a counted ballot in the cycle's elections (the odd and even year), as a share of today's registered voters. Voters who have since left the rolls are not counted.

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Source: Civitech voter file snapshot as of 01/20/2026. These are registered voters, separate from the Census population figures. Counts under 10 are suppressed and shown as "<10".

Demographics

Total Population
32,548 (± 1,820)
Median Age
34.8
Median Household Income
$69,928 (± $6,528)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
88.6%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
24.9%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 188,51126.1%
18 to 6419,27759.2%
65 and over4,76014.6%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)5,50916.9%
White, not Hispanic22,12668.0%
Black, not Hispanic1,6024.9%
Asian, not Hispanic4641.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic6822.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic5701.8%
Some other race, not Hispanic470.1%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,5484.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 ACS 5-year estimates (tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B03002, B15003, B19013) for this state legislative district. Estimates are survey-based; ± figures are 90% margins of error.

Citizen Voting Age Population

Total Citizen Population
30,984
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
22,704

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic26,46285.4%
Hispanic4,52614.6%
White22,54772.8%
Black1,3564.4%
Asian3001.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native6812.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander4551.5%
Two or More Races30.0%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic20,34889.6%
Hispanic2,34910.3%
White17,92078.9%
Black1,1255.0%
Asian3791.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native7223.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander2100.9%
Two or More Races50.0%

Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).