Iowa State House District 20

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ia-hd-020
State
Iowa
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
020
Land Area
9.52 sq mi
Water Area
0.58 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Iowa State House District 20

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Pottawattamie County9.52 sq mi100.0%1.0%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Council Bluffs city7.73 sq mi81.1%18.0%
Carter Lake city1.79 sq mi18.8%100.0%

Showing all 2 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 431,882100.0%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
17,626
Active Voters
13,332 (75.6%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic5,06828.8%
Republican5,98834.0%
Unaffiliated6,23535.4%
Other parties3351.9%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20263,455 (19.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202411,554 (65.6%)230 (1.3%)445 (2.5%)
2021–20226,582 (37.3%)650 (3.7%)948 (5.4%)
2019–202010,210 (57.9%)1,337 (7.6%)1,170 (6.6%)
2017–20187,004 (39.7%)571 (3.2%)484 (2.7%)
2015–20168,085 (45.9%)257 (1.5%)489 (2.8%)
2013–20144,524 (25.7%)121 (0.7%)471 (2.7%)
2011–20126,780 (38.5%)156 (0.9%)642 (3.6%)

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
32,021 (± 1,166)
Median Age
37.6
Median Household Income
$59,452 (± $3,653)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
86.9%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
14.3%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 187,68424.0%
18 to 6419,21460.0%
65 and over5,12316.0%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)4,82615.1%
White, not Hispanic25,28179.0%
Black, not Hispanic4121.3%
Asian, not Hispanic3771.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic700.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic610.2%
Some other race, not Hispanic710.2%
Two or more races, not Hispanic9232.9%

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
30,757
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
23,119

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic26,94487.6%
Hispanic3,81312.4%
White25,39882.6%
Black4061.3%
Asian2730.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native660.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander640.2%
Two or More Races250.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic21,01190.9%
Hispanic2,1049.1%
White20,00086.5%
Black4231.8%
Asian3101.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native2170.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander430.2%
Two or More Races270.1%

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