Iowa State House District 9

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ia-hd-009
State
Iowa
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
009
Land Area
1,523.5 sq mi
Water Area
9.33 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Iowa State House District 9

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Kossuth County727.10 sq mi47.7%74.7%
Winnebago County400.49 sq mi26.3%100.0%
Emmet County395.89 sq mi26.0%100.0%

Showing all 3 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Estherville city5.39 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Algona city4.53 sq mi0.3%97.6%
Lake Mills city2.71 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Forest City city2.55 sq mi0.2%55.6%
Sexton CDP2.20 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Leland city1.34 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Buffalo Center city1.07 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Lu Verne city1.05 sq mi0.1%49.2%
Irvington CDP1.01 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Ringsted city1.00 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Wallingford city0.99 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Armstrong city0.88 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Thompson city0.86 sq mi0.1%100.0%
St. Benedict CDP0.77 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Swea City city0.76 sq mi0.1%99.5%
Rake city0.76 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Lakota city0.73 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Wesley city0.66 sq mi<0.1%99.6%
Bancroft city0.56 sq mi<0.1%99.5%
Ledyard city0.52 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Burt city0.43 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Dolliver city0.34 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Titonka city0.28 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Scarville city0.14 sq mi<0.1%58.5%
Gruver city0.13 sq mi<0.1%99.6%

Showing top 25 of 26 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 431,980100.0%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
21,868
Active Voters
18,528 (84.7%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic4,20019.2%
Republican9,84945.0%
Unaffiliated7,66935.1%
Other parties1500.7%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20263,837 (17.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202416,901 (77.3%)333 (1.5%)2,384 (10.9%)
2021–202212,680 (58.0%)826 (3.8%)2,633 (12.0%)
2019–202016,142 (73.8%)2,022 (9.2%)3,457 (15.8%)
2017–201812,064 (55.2%)960 (4.4%)890 (4.1%)
2015–201613,424 (61.4%)493 (2.3%)839 (3.8%)
2013–20149,732 (44.5%)348 (1.6%)1,113 (5.1%)
2011–201211,971 (54.7%)305 (1.4%)1,819 (8.3%)

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
31,360 (± 303)
Median Age
43.0
Median Household Income
$64,831 (± $3,772)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
93.3%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
21.8%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 186,42520.5%
18 to 6417,34555.3%
65 and over7,59024.2%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)2,1997.0%
White, not Hispanic27,72088.4%
Black, not Hispanic4481.4%
Asian, not Hispanic2070.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic300.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic130.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic910.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic6522.1%

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
30,562
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
24,201

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic28,87594.5%
Hispanic1,6935.5%
White27,99391.6%
Black3051.0%
Asian1450.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native260.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander100.0%
Two or More Races340.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic23,21495.9%
Hispanic9884.1%
White22,59393.4%
Black3081.3%
Asian1450.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native1410.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander150.1%
Two or More Races90.0%

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