Iowa State House District 23

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ia-hd-023
State
Iowa
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
023
Land Area
1,532.8 sq mi
Water Area
2.79 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Iowa State House District 23

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Adair County569.27 sq mi37.1%100.0%
Madison County561.01 sq mi36.6%100.0%
Union County177.41 sq mi11.6%41.9%
Dallas County117.11 sq mi7.6%19.9%
Clarke County107.99 sq mi7.0%25.0%

Showing all 5 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Winterset city4.59 sq mi0.3%97.4%
Macksburg city1.98 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Greenfield city1.78 sq mi0.1%99.1%
De Soto city1.75 sq mi0.1%92.7%
Stuart city1.70 sq mi0.1%60.5%
Adair city1.47 sq mi0.1%66.4%
Redfield city1.36 sq mi0.1%99.5%
Dexter city1.25 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Truro city0.99 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Earlham city0.94 sq mi0.1%100.0%
East Peru city0.94 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Fontanelle city0.86 sq mi0.1%99.9%
Murray city0.80 sq mi0.1%100.0%
St. Charles city0.62 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
West Des Moines city0.53 sq mi<0.1%1.1%
Patterson city0.45 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Orient city0.44 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Lorimor city0.43 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Bridgewater city0.29 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Bevington city0.24 sq mi<0.1%53.6%
Casey city0.18 sq mi<0.1%24.0%
Thayer city0.14 sq mi<0.1%99.7%

Showing all 22 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 331,838100.0%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
22,838
Active Voters
19,929 (87.3%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic4,09617.9%
Republican10,52646.1%
Unaffiliated8,02335.1%
Other parties1930.8%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20264,420 (19.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202418,560 (81.3%)558 (2.4%)2,056 (9.0%)
2021–202214,034 (61.5%)1,089 (4.8%)2,839 (12.4%)
2019–202017,139 (75.0%)1,956 (8.6%)2,966 (13.0%)
2017–201813,218 (57.9%)1,207 (5.3%)1,466 (6.4%)
2015–201614,303 (62.6%)522 (2.3%)1,042 (4.6%)
2013–201410,459 (45.8%)250 (1.1%)1,848 (8.1%)
2011–201212,898 (56.5%)189 (0.8%)1,088 (4.8%)

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
32,288 (± 448)
Median Age
40.4
Median Household Income
$83,778 (± $2,697)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
95.3%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
26.5%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 188,16725.3%
18 to 6418,01455.8%
65 and over6,10718.9%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)9302.9%
White, not Hispanic30,01693.0%
Black, not Hispanic2720.8%
Asian, not Hispanic1910.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic10.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic130.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic770.2%
Two or more races, not Hispanic7882.4%

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
32,100
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
23,980

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic31,24197.3%
Hispanic8582.7%
White30,18894.0%
Black2540.8%
Asian1520.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native00.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander140.0%
Two or More Races380.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic23,50698.0%
Hispanic4742.0%
White22,90895.5%
Black1820.8%
Asian2551.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native1490.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander80.0%
Two or More Races190.1%

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