Iowa State House District 37

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ia-hd-037
State
Iowa
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
037
Land Area
779.9 sq mi
Water Area
10.6 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Iowa State House District 37

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Marion County391.36 sq mi50.2%70.6%
Mahaska County203.79 sq mi26.1%35.7%
Jasper County184.71 sq mi23.7%25.3%

Showing all 3 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Pella city9.18 sq mi1.2%98.3%
Pleasantville city2.45 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Monroe city1.70 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Prairie City city1.24 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Melcher-Dallas city1.04 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Beacon city1.01 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Harvey city0.68 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Swan city0.62 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Marysville city0.54 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Hamilton city0.51 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Bussey city0.31 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Leighton city0.09 sq mi<0.1%99.6%

Showing all 12 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 131,835100.0%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
23,545
Active Voters
20,693 (87.9%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic3,71015.8%
Republican12,09251.4%
Unaffiliated7,58332.2%
Other parties1600.7%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20264,691 (19.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202419,162 (81.4%)250 (1.1%)1,917 (8.1%)
2021–202214,620 (62.1%)955 (4.1%)3,790 (16.1%)
2019–202017,701 (75.2%)1,607 (6.8%)3,434 (14.6%)
2017–201813,385 (56.8%)920 (3.9%)2,071 (8.8%)
2015–201614,766 (62.7%)424 (1.8%)1,020 (4.3%)
2013–201410,822 (46.0%)135 (0.6%)1,732 (7.4%)
2011–201213,221 (56.2%)243 (1.0%)1,873 (8.0%)

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
31,774 (± 806)
Median Age
38.9
Median Household Income
$82,375 (± $3,630)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
95.8%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
30.9%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 187,75824.4%
18 to 6418,05556.8%
65 and over5,96118.8%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)6292.0%
White, not Hispanic29,90594.1%
Black, not Hispanic1200.4%
Asian, not Hispanic3791.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic70.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic20.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic590.2%
Two or more races, not Hispanic6732.1%

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
31,504
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
23,802

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic30,95398.3%
Hispanic5501.7%
White29,97895.2%
Black1250.4%
Asian3011.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native80.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander50.0%
Two or More Races210.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic23,44198.5%
Hispanic3611.5%
White22,84896.0%
Black2281.0%
Asian2531.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native1010.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races150.1%

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