Iowa State House District 83

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ia-hd-083
State
Iowa
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
083
Land Area
466.7 sq mi
Water Area
5.28 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Iowa State House District 83

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Linn County466.88 sq mi100.0%65.1%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Mount Vernon city3.50 sq mi0.7%93.6%
Center Point city2.54 sq mi0.5%93.1%
Lisbon city2.13 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Ely city1.64 sq mi0.4%97.1%
Bertram city1.53 sq mi0.3%99.8%
Springville city1.46 sq mi0.3%60.5%
Palo city1.10 sq mi0.2%92.2%
Central City city1.07 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Alburnett city0.76 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Coggon city0.65 sq mi0.1%91.6%
Prairieburg city0.45 sq mi0.1%100.0%

Showing all 11 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 231,736100.0%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
24,380
Active Voters
21,635 (88.7%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic6,79027.9%
Republican8,40934.5%
Unaffiliated8,96936.8%
Other parties2120.9%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20265,624 (23.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202420,263 (83.1%)314 (1.3%)437 (1.8%)
2021–202216,067 (65.9%)1,870 (7.7%)1,922 (7.9%)
2019–202019,268 (79.0%)3,166 (13.0%)2,335 (9.6%)
2017–201815,058 (61.8%)1,869 (7.7%)616 (2.5%)
2015–201616,463 (67.5%)1,140 (4.7%)269 (1.1%)
2013–201412,220 (50.1%)923 (3.8%)1,317 (5.4%)
2011–201215,066 (61.8%)570 (2.3%)633 (2.6%)

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
31,316 (± 874)
Median Age
42.6
Median Household Income
$103,132 (± $4,154)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
96.7%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
34.2%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 187,46623.8%
18 to 6418,02157.5%
65 and over5,82918.6%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)2670.9%
White, not Hispanic29,89895.5%
Black, not Hispanic1840.6%
Asian, not Hispanic2360.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic150.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic670.2%
Two or more races, not Hispanic6492.1%

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
31,093
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
23,640

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic30,83399.2%
Hispanic2570.8%
White30,06296.7%
Black1520.5%
Asian1940.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native140.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races890.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic23,47699.3%
Hispanic1640.7%
White23,05997.5%
Black1330.6%
Asian1650.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native860.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander10.0%
Two or More Races370.2%

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