Iowa State House District 81

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ia-hd-081
State
Iowa
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
081
Land Area
31.1 sq mi
Water Area
0 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Iowa State House District 81

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Scott County31.05 sq mi100.0%6.8%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Davenport city31.05 sq mi100.0%48.4%

Showing all 1 place

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 132,052100.0%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
21,520
Active Voters
17,193 (79.9%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic6,83731.8%
Republican5,84327.2%
Unaffiliated8,61540.0%
Other parties2251.0%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20263,921 (18.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202415,407 (71.6%)484 (2.2%)838 (3.9%)
2021–202210,087 (46.9%)1,238 (5.8%)1,308 (6.1%)
2019–202014,397 (66.9%)2,364 (11.0%)1,286 (6.0%)
2017–20189,820 (45.6%)1,137 (5.3%)591 (2.7%)
2015–201611,604 (53.9%)613 (2.8%)514 (2.4%)
2013–20147,591 (35.3%)218 (1.0%)609 (2.8%)
2011–201210,547 (49.0%)413 (1.9%)495 (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
31,113 (± 1,443)
Median Age
39.5
Median Household Income
$74,177 (± $4,179)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
94.1%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
31.3%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 186,87722.1%
18 to 6418,58859.7%
65 and over5,64818.2%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)2,1566.9%
White, not Hispanic22,46572.2%
Black, not Hispanic3,66811.8%
Asian, not Hispanic8402.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic240.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic2500.8%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,7105.5%

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
30,573
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
23,784

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic28,50793.2%
Hispanic2,0666.8%
White22,70774.3%
Black3,73212.2%
Asian5481.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native260.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races290.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic22,28593.7%
Hispanic1,4956.3%
White18,71878.7%
Black2,83811.9%
Asian5782.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native2160.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander20.0%
Two or More Races120.1%

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