Iowa State House District 46

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ia-hd-046
State
Iowa
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
046
Land Area
141.4 sq mi
Water Area
0.71 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Iowa State House District 46

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Dallas County130.33 sq mi92.1%22.2%
Polk County11.12 sq mi7.9%1.9%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Grimes city11.83 sq mi8.4%90.2%
Urbandale city7.60 sq mi5.4%33.7%
Woodward city2.40 sq mi1.7%65.9%
Granger city1.36 sq mi1.0%55.1%
Bouton city0.11 sq mi0.1%100.0%

Showing all 5 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 331,678100.0%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
25,186
Active Voters
22,214 (88.2%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic6,28625.0%
Republican9,01835.8%
Unaffiliated9,66938.4%
Other parties2130.8%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20265,091 (20.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202420,628 (81.9%)662 (2.6%)564 (2.2%)
2021–202215,064 (59.8%)1,498 (5.9%)1,891 (7.5%)
2019–202018,762 (74.5%)2,541 (10.1%)1,788 (7.1%)
2017–201813,929 (55.3%)1,446 (5.7%)518 (2.1%)
2015–201615,065 (59.8%)526 (2.1%)431 (1.7%)
2013–20149,707 (38.5%)131 (0.5%)1,296 (5.1%)
2011–201213,306 (52.8%)112 (0.4%)584 (2.3%)

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
32,900 (± 477)
Median Age
35.4
Median Household Income
$131,475 (± $8,405)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
98.4%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
51.6%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 189,89030.1%
18 to 6420,10661.1%
65 and over2,9048.8%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,5144.6%
White, not Hispanic27,72784.3%
Black, not Hispanic1,2763.9%
Asian, not Hispanic1,2683.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic20.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic480.1%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,0653.2%

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
31,478
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
21,849

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic30,11895.7%
Hispanic1,3564.3%
White28,17089.5%
Black5391.7%
Asian8062.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native10.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races00.0%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic20,99696.1%
Hispanic8513.9%
White19,73590.3%
Black6332.9%
Asian5462.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native1030.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander20.0%
Two or More Races20.0%

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