Iowa State House District 55

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ia-hd-055
State
Iowa
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
055
Land Area
1,409.6 sq mi
Water Area
2.01 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Iowa State House District 55

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Franklin County581.97 sq mi41.3%100.0%
Hamilton County576.73 sq mi40.9%100.0%
Wright County178.84 sq mi12.7%30.8%
Story County72.10 sq mi5.1%12.6%

Showing all 4 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Webster City city8.89 sq mi0.6%96.6%
Sheffield city5.57 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Hampton city4.42 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Alexander city4.27 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Jewell Junction city3.87 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Story City city2.75 sq mi0.2%92.6%
Coulter city2.47 sq mi0.2%99.9%
Latimer city2.45 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Stratford city1.19 sq mi0.1%65.7%
Roland city1.15 sq mi0.1%97.8%
Woolstock city1.05 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Stanhope city0.98 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Bradford CDP0.93 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Ellsworth city0.88 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Kamrar city0.85 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Williams city0.85 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Ackley city0.81 sq mi0.1%33.1%
Dows city0.77 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Popejoy city0.75 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Blairsburg city0.64 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Galt city0.56 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Geneva city0.41 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Randall city0.41 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Hansell city0.22 sq mi<0.1%99.6%
Chapin CDP0.10 sq mi<0.1%99.5%

Showing all 25 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 432,027100.0%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
20,702
Active Voters
17,959 (86.8%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic4,05519.6%
Republican9,58746.3%
Unaffiliated6,91833.4%
Other parties1420.7%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20263,979 (19.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202416,552 (80.0%)254 (1.2%)1,818 (8.8%)
2021–202212,405 (59.9%)1,023 (4.9%)2,223 (10.7%)
2019–202015,660 (75.6%)1,845 (8.9%)3,364 (16.2%)
2017–201812,105 (58.5%)1,154 (5.6%)1,350 (6.5%)
2015–201613,422 (64.8%)472 (2.3%)2,343 (11.3%)
2013–20149,901 (47.8%)237 (1.1%)1,860 (9.0%)
2011–201212,156 (58.7%)178 (0.9%)1,093 (5.3%)

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
31,631 (± 375)
Median Age
41.7
Median Household Income
$72,039 (± $4,343)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
93.6%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
25.1%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 187,67724.3%
18 to 6417,31354.7%
65 and over6,64121.0%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)3,51211.1%
White, not Hispanic26,75084.6%
Black, not Hispanic2180.7%
Asian, not Hispanic3761.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic450.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic210.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic1050.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic6041.9%

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
30,068
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
22,642

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic27,71992.2%
Hispanic2,3487.8%
White26,94889.6%
Black2200.7%
Asian810.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native450.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander220.1%
Two or More Races160.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic21,67895.7%
Hispanic9624.2%
White21,18293.6%
Black2150.9%
Asian1390.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native1260.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races180.1%

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