Iowa State House District 48

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ia-hd-048
State
Iowa
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
048
Land Area
594.2 sq mi
Water Area
3.17 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Iowa State House District 48

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Boone County570.49 sq mi96.0%100.0%
Story County23.74 sq mi4.0%4.1%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Boone city9.08 sq mi1.5%99.4%
Ames city3.54 sq mi0.6%12.5%
Slater city1.92 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Ogden city1.37 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Woodward city1.25 sq mi0.2%34.3%
Madrid city1.22 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Fraser city1.14 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Boxholm city1.00 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Pilot Mound city0.98 sq mi0.2%99.8%
Luther city0.59 sq mi0.1%99.9%
Sheldahl city0.51 sq mi0.1%62.8%
Beaver city0.25 sq mi<0.1%99.8%
Berkley city0.20 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing all 13 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 432,034100.0%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
23,501
Active Voters
20,341 (86.6%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic5,67024.1%
Republican8,30835.4%
Unaffiliated9,31039.6%
Other parties2130.9%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20265,044 (21.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202418,651 (79.4%)396 (1.7%)1,027 (4.4%)
2021–202213,508 (57.5%)1,450 (6.2%)1,663 (7.1%)
2019–202017,196 (73.2%)2,671 (11.4%)2,354 (10.0%)
2017–201812,930 (55.0%)1,592 (6.8%)936 (4.0%)
2015–201614,043 (59.8%)598 (2.5%)740 (3.1%)
2013–20149,940 (42.3%)242 (1.0%)1,042 (4.4%)
2011–201212,697 (54.0%)266 (1.1%)1,206 (5.1%)

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
32,146 (± 672)
Median Age
40.2
Median Household Income
$78,700 (± $5,278)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
95.7%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
33.0%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 186,32919.7%
18 to 6419,73761.4%
65 and over6,08018.9%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,0123.1%
White, not Hispanic29,64192.2%
Black, not Hispanic4381.4%
Asian, not Hispanic1360.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic120.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic360.1%
Two or more races, not Hispanic8712.7%

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
32,006
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
25,688

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic31,05297.0%
Hispanic9553.0%
White29,88493.4%
Black4571.4%
Asian1160.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native130.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander20.0%
Two or More Races10.0%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic25,01497.4%
Hispanic6702.6%
White24,29294.6%
Black4471.7%
Asian1500.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native1320.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races00.0%

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