Iowa State House District 3

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ia-hd-003
State
Iowa
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
003
Land Area
836.9 sq mi
Water Area
1.1 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Iowa State House District 3

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Sioux County424.92 sq mi50.8%55.3%
Plymouth County411.95 sq mi49.2%47.7%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Le Mars city8.54 sq mi1.0%97.2%
Orange City city4.33 sq mi0.5%94.1%
Hawarden city2.78 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Alton city1.90 sq mi0.2%99.6%
Akron city1.23 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Ireton city1.02 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Maurice city0.60 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Hospers city0.50 sq mi0.1%95.4%
Chatsworth city0.50 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Granville city0.29 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Brunsville city0.23 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Struble city0.16 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Westfield city0.13 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Craig city0.09 sq mi<0.1%99.6%

Showing all 14 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 431,928100.0%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
21,330
Active Voters
18,441 (86.5%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic2,71612.7%
Republican12,58559.0%
Unaffiliated5,87627.5%
Other parties1530.7%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20265,409 (25.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202416,690 (78.2%)105 (0.5%)2,334 (10.9%)
2021–202211,727 (55.0%)373 (1.7%)2,213 (10.4%)
2019–202015,346 (71.9%)873 (4.1%)4,550 (21.3%)
2017–201811,255 (52.8%)448 (2.1%)1,926 (9.0%)
2015–201612,685 (59.5%)110 (0.5%)2,617 (12.3%)
2013–20148,895 (41.7%)47 (0.2%)1,937 (9.1%)
2011–201211,191 (52.5%)62 (0.3%)1,294 (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
32,532 (± 812)
Median Age
37.4
Median Household Income
$80,799 (± $3,796)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
93.6%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
27.3%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 188,60726.5%
18 to 6418,20055.9%
65 and over5,72517.6%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)3,49610.7%
White, not Hispanic27,48384.5%
Black, not Hispanic7182.2%
Asian, not Hispanic820.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic850.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic1150.4%
Some other race, not Hispanic340.1%
Two or more races, not Hispanic5191.6%

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
31,372
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
22,953

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic28,74591.6%
Hispanic2,6328.4%
White27,55187.8%
Black5721.8%
Asian570.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native850.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander590.2%
Two or More Races640.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic21,72794.7%
Hispanic1,2295.4%
White20,99691.5%
Black4011.7%
Asian1430.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native1840.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander50.0%
Two or More Races10.0%

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