Iowa State House District 68

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ia-hd-068
State
Iowa
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
068
Land Area
1,038.7 sq mi
Water Area
1.66 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Iowa State House District 68

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Fayette County583.88 sq mi56.2%79.9%
Buchanan County251.36 sq mi24.2%44.0%
Black Hawk County203.44 sq mi19.6%36.0%

Showing all 3 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Oelwein city4.81 sq mi0.5%100.0%
West Union city2.75 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Jesup city1.83 sq mi0.2%99.6%
Raymond city1.64 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Fayette city1.50 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Dunkerton city1.13 sq mi0.1%94.5%
Arlington city1.00 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Maynard city0.97 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Hazleton city0.80 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Wadena city0.75 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Fairbank city0.74 sq mi0.1%99.2%
Elgin city0.68 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Hawkeye city0.67 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Lamont city0.58 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Aurora city0.53 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Westgate city0.36 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Stanley city0.20 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Randalia city0.19 sq mi<0.1%99.8%
Sumner city0.08 sq mi<0.1%3.4%

Showing all 19 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 231,747100.0%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
19,872
Active Voters
17,367 (87.4%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic4,52622.8%
Republican7,56238.1%
Unaffiliated7,64338.5%
Other parties1410.7%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20264,526 (22.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202416,015 (80.6%)271 (1.4%)1,317 (6.6%)
2021–202211,900 (59.9%)1,017 (5.1%)1,728 (8.7%)
2019–202015,091 (75.9%)2,051 (10.3%)1,857 (9.3%)
2017–201811,250 (56.6%)1,086 (5.5%)634 (3.2%)
2015–201612,767 (64.2%)649 (3.3%)400 (2.0%)
2013–20149,414 (47.4%)566 (2.8%)847 (4.3%)
2011–201211,515 (57.9%)545 (2.7%)1,033 (5.2%)

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
31,531 (± 646)
Median Age
41.8
Median Household Income
$67,484 (± $2,737)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
92.7%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
21.6%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 187,43123.6%
18 to 6417,17454.5%
65 and over6,92622.0%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)8772.8%
White, not Hispanic29,14992.4%
Black, not Hispanic2280.7%
Asian, not Hispanic1950.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic800.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic130.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic270.1%
Two or more races, not Hispanic9623.1%

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
31,139
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
23,719

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic30,47897.9%
Hispanic6602.1%
White29,53294.8%
Black1500.5%
Asian1580.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native830.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander150.0%
Two or More Races220.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic23,36898.5%
Hispanic3511.5%
White22,74195.9%
Black1500.6%
Asian1780.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native2841.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander60.0%
Two or More Races50.0%

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