Iowa State House District 12

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ia-hd-012
State
Iowa
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
012
Land Area
1,435.3 sq mi
Water Area
1.66 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Iowa State House District 12

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Crawford County714.20 sq mi49.8%100.0%
Ida County431.51 sq mi30.1%100.0%
Shelby County289.63 sq mi20.2%49.0%

Showing all 3 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Denison city6.55 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Harlan city4.42 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Ida Grove city2.20 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Holstein city1.58 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Westside city1.47 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Schleswig city1.24 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Manilla city1.06 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Galva city0.75 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Earling city0.63 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Irwin city0.59 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Battle Creek city0.57 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Vail city0.57 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Charter Oak city0.51 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Arion city0.50 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Deloit city0.41 sq mi<0.1%99.8%
Defiance city0.41 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Buck Grove city0.37 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Dow City city0.33 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Portsmouth city0.30 sq mi<0.1%96.2%
Panama city0.29 sq mi<0.1%99.7%
Ricketts city0.25 sq mi<0.1%99.8%
Kiron city0.20 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Aspinwall city0.18 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Arthur city0.15 sq mi<0.1%99.7%
Westphalia city0.10 sq mi<0.1%97.4%

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 431,818100.0%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
19,367
Active Voters
16,175 (83.5%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic3,46517.9%
Republican9,77550.5%
Unaffiliated5,99230.9%
Other parties1350.7%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20263,475 (17.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202414,754 (76.2%)189 (1.0%)2,723 (14.1%)
2021–202210,315 (53.3%)574 (3.0%)2,040 (10.5%)
2019–202014,143 (73.0%)1,258 (6.5%)3,213 (16.6%)
2017–201810,115 (52.2%)600 (3.1%)1,033 (5.3%)
2015–201611,553 (59.7%)306 (1.6%)1,507 (7.8%)
2013–20147,832 (40.4%)287 (1.5%)1,871 (9.7%)
2011–201210,099 (52.1%)555 (2.9%)1,660 (8.6%)

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
31,538 (± 305)
Median Age
41.2
Median Household Income
$66,695 (± $3,859)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
89.1%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
20.1%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 187,73124.5%
18 to 6417,40055.2%
65 and over6,40720.3%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)5,67718.0%
White, not Hispanic24,12576.5%
Black, not Hispanic2000.6%
Asian, not Hispanic4031.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic100.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic630.2%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,0603.4%

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
29,724
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
22,417

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic25,80186.8%
Hispanic3,91913.2%
White24,36982.0%
Black2010.7%
Asian3631.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native40.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races1560.5%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic20,21890.2%
Hispanic2,1999.8%
White19,26986.0%
Black2921.3%
Asian2541.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native3001.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander20.0%
Two or More Races1130.5%

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