Iowa State House District 5

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ia-hd-005
State
Iowa
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
005
Land Area
1,439.7 sq mi
Water Area
1 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Iowa State House District 5

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
O'Brien County573.04 sq mi39.8%100.0%
Osceola County398.69 sq mi27.7%100.0%
Cherokee County323.32 sq mi22.5%56.0%
Buena Vista County144.67 sq mi10.0%25.2%

Showing all 4 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Cherokee city6.76 sq mi0.5%98.9%
Sheldon city4.03 sq mi0.3%83.9%
Sanborn city1.88 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Sibley city1.79 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Primghar city1.34 sq mi0.1%98.8%
Hartley city1.33 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Ocheyedan city1.13 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Alta city1.08 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Aurelia city1.01 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Ashton city1.01 sq mi0.1%90.2%
Harris city1.00 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Paullina city0.93 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Sutherland city0.85 sq mi0.1%99.9%
Calumet city0.27 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Melvin city0.16 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Larrabee city0.13 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Archer city0.09 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing all 17 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 431,904100.0%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
20,403
Active Voters
17,709 (86.8%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic2,57612.6%
Republican12,53761.4%
Unaffiliated5,15525.3%
Other parties1350.7%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20264,993 (24.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202416,398 (80.4%)178 (0.9%)3,499 (17.1%)
2021–202211,610 (56.9%)416 (2.0%)3,597 (17.6%)
2019–202015,217 (74.6%)903 (4.4%)5,039 (24.7%)
2017–201811,162 (54.7%)459 (2.2%)2,259 (11.1%)
2015–201612,956 (63.5%)190 (0.9%)3,914 (19.2%)
2013–20149,252 (45.3%)256 (1.3%)2,961 (14.5%)
2011–201211,199 (54.9%)129 (0.6%)2,525 (12.4%)

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
31,584 (± 433)
Median Age
41.3
Median Household Income
$69,957 (± $2,869)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
90.7%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
21.9%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 187,56423.9%
18 to 6417,25954.6%
65 and over6,76121.4%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)2,6468.4%
White, not Hispanic26,70984.6%
Black, not Hispanic4811.5%
Asian, not Hispanic4701.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic890.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic1150.4%
Some other race, not Hispanic530.2%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,0213.2%

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
30,262
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
22,842

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic28,43394.0%
Hispanic1,8296.0%
White27,21089.9%
Black4961.6%
Asian1750.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native880.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander360.1%
Two or More Races350.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic22,05296.5%
Hispanic7913.5%
White21,30093.2%
Black3121.4%
Asian2110.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native1950.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander90.0%
Two or More Races220.1%

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