Iowa State House District 16

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ia-hd-016
State
Iowa
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
016
Land Area
1,515.5 sq mi
Water Area
9.79 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Iowa State House District 16

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Pottawattamie County566.88 sq mi37.4%59.6%
Fremont County511.17 sq mi33.7%100.0%
Mills County437.43 sq mi28.9%100.0%

Showing all 3 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Glenwood city2.92 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Walnut city2.20 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Oakland city1.79 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Malvern city1.59 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Sidney city1.37 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Tabor city1.29 sq mi0.1%99.8%
Hamburg city1.12 sq mi0.1%75.0%
Pacific Junction city0.76 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Hancock city0.72 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Carson city0.65 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Treynor city0.64 sq mi<0.1%99.2%
Neola city0.63 sq mi<0.1%79.3%
Riverton city0.60 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Minden city0.57 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Thurman city0.56 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Imogene city0.49 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Shenandoah city0.49 sq mi<0.1%13.0%
Percival CDP0.44 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Hastings city0.41 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Farragut city0.40 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Bartlett CDP0.40 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Mineola CDP0.39 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Anderson CDP0.33 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Randolph city0.30 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Emerson city0.25 sq mi<0.1%99.9%

Showing top 25 of 28 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 431,826100.0%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
23,595
Active Voters
19,894 (84.3%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic3,81716.2%
Republican13,26356.2%
Unaffiliated6,21926.4%
Other parties2961.3%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20264,539 (19.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202418,225 (77.2%)305 (1.3%)2,645 (11.2%)
2021–202212,656 (53.6%)624 (2.6%)3,232 (13.7%)
2019–202016,702 (70.8%)1,402 (5.9%)4,871 (20.6%)
2017–201812,057 (51.1%)727 (3.1%)2,095 (8.9%)
2015–201613,683 (58.0%)258 (1.1%)1,712 (7.3%)
2013–20148,761 (37.1%)160 (0.7%)1,792 (7.6%)
2011–201211,606 (49.2%)210 (0.9%)2,349 (10.0%)

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
32,426 (± 611)
Median Age
43.1
Median Household Income
$84,529 (± $2,450)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
95.2%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
27.2%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 187,61823.5%
18 to 6417,70754.6%
65 and over7,10121.9%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,1933.7%
White, not Hispanic29,96592.4%
Black, not Hispanic1100.3%
Asian, not Hispanic1180.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic210.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic770.2%
Some other race, not Hispanic460.1%
Two or more races, not Hispanic8962.8%

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
32,185
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
24,592

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic31,13596.7%
Hispanic1,0533.3%
White30,19493.8%
Black1020.3%
Asian1160.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native200.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander170.1%
Two or More Races390.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic23,97697.5%
Hispanic6152.5%
White23,30394.8%
Black2330.9%
Asian1810.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native2050.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander170.1%
Two or More Races400.2%

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