Iowa State House District 82

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ia-hd-082
State
Iowa
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
082
Land Area
851.3 sq mi
Water Area
5.14 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Iowa State House District 82

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Cedar County579.46 sq mi68.1%100.0%
Scott County141.84 sq mi16.7%31.0%
Muscatine County130.02 sq mi15.3%29.7%

Showing all 3 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Blue Grass city3.16 sq mi0.4%99.9%
Walcott city3.11 sq mi0.4%100.0%
West Branch city2.55 sq mi0.3%99.2%
Tipton city2.02 sq mi0.2%100.0%
West Liberty city1.77 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Moscow CDP1.19 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Durant city1.16 sq mi0.1%94.4%
Lowden city1.07 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Rochester CDP0.95 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Mechanicsville city0.82 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Stanwood city0.80 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Clarence city0.76 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Downey CDP0.68 sq mi0.1%99.2%
Plainview CDP0.55 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Montpelier CDP0.49 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Maysville city0.27 sq mi<0.1%97.0%
Big Rock CDP0.26 sq mi<0.1%78.9%
Bennett city0.21 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Dixon city0.12 sq mi<0.1%99.8%
Stockton city0.11 sq mi<0.1%99.7%
New Liberty city0.09 sq mi<0.1%94.7%
Wilton city0.04 sq mi<0.1%1.8%

Showing all 22 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 131,750100.0%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
21,474
Active Voters
18,742 (87.3%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic4,99923.3%
Republican8,06837.6%
Unaffiliated8,23238.3%
Other parties1750.8%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20263,254 (15.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202417,479 (81.4%)254 (1.2%)1,422 (6.6%)
2021–202212,671 (59.0%)1,166 (5.4%)2,196 (10.2%)
2019–202016,484 (76.8%)2,121 (9.9%)2,567 (12.0%)
2017–201811,912 (55.5%)1,215 (5.7%)657 (3.1%)
2015–201613,588 (63.3%)505 (2.4%)518 (2.4%)
2013–20149,598 (44.7%)414 (1.9%)1,126 (5.2%)
2011–201212,396 (57.7%)456 (2.1%)933 (4.3%)

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
32,175 (± 722)
Median Age
43.3
Median Household Income
$82,768 (± $3,820)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
93.0%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
23.9%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 187,11322.1%
18 to 6418,42357.3%
65 and over6,63920.6%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)3,0299.4%
White, not Hispanic27,93386.8%
Black, not Hispanic1500.5%
Asian, not Hispanic1590.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic200.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic170.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic450.1%
Two or more races, not Hispanic8222.6%

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
31,574
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
24,475

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic29,02191.9%
Hispanic2,5548.1%
White28,23189.4%
Black1480.5%
Asian1270.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native350.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander120.0%
Two or More Races1230.4%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic22,83293.3%
Hispanic1,6396.7%
White22,35891.4%
Black1920.8%
Asian1060.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native1170.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races610.2%

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