Iowa State House District 6

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ia-hd-006
State
Iowa
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
006
Land Area
792.6 sq mi
Water Area
6.89 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Iowa State House District 6

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Buena Vista County430.23 sq mi54.3%74.8%
Clay County362.39 sq mi45.7%63.9%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Spencer city10.95 sq mi1.4%100.0%
Storm Lake city5.38 sq mi0.7%99.1%
Newell city1.26 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Sioux Rapids city0.82 sq mi0.1%99.9%
Marathon city0.75 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Linn Grove city0.56 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Albert City city0.54 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Peterson city0.52 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Webb city0.50 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Royal city0.30 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Rembrandt city0.23 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Gillett Grove city0.22 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Lakeside city0.22 sq mi<0.1%96.6%
Greenville city0.17 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Truesdale city0.15 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Rossie city0.14 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing all 16 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 431,878100.0%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
18,312
Active Voters
14,868 (81.2%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic3,77220.6%
Republican8,56046.7%
Unaffiliated5,81131.7%
Other parties1690.9%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20263,962 (21.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202413,378 (73.1%)97 (0.5%)1,233 (6.7%)
2021–20229,411 (51.4%)539 (2.9%)2,167 (11.8%)
2019–202012,787 (69.8%)1,187 (6.5%)2,257 (12.3%)
2017–20189,543 (52.1%)691 (3.8%)1,474 (8.0%)
2015–201610,631 (58.1%)204 (1.1%)2,843 (15.5%)
2013–20147,360 (40.2%)134 (0.7%)1,417 (7.7%)
2011–20129,324 (50.9%)115 (0.6%)964 (5.3%)

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
32,099 (± 399)
Median Age
37.8
Median Household Income
$67,705 (± $4,930)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
86.1%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
24.8%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 188,07325.2%
18 to 6417,86255.6%
65 and over6,16419.2%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)6,45920.1%
White, not Hispanic21,84668.1%
Black, not Hispanic5251.6%
Asian, not Hispanic1,7655.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic400.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic5151.6%
Some other race, not Hispanic980.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic8512.7%

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
29,342
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
21,480

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic24,57783.8%
Hispanic4,76516.2%
White21,99575.0%
Black3311.1%
Asian1,1684.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native400.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander3821.3%
Two or More Races40.0%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic19,01588.5%
Hispanic2,46611.5%
White17,75582.7%
Black2931.4%
Asian6693.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native940.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander2061.0%
Two or More Races20.0%

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