Iowa State House District 87

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ia-hd-087
State
Iowa
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
087
Land Area
776 sq mi
Water Area
6.69 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Iowa State House District 87

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Van Buren County484.79 sq mi62.5%100.0%
Jefferson County182.33 sq mi23.5%41.9%
Henry County108.88 sq mi14.0%25.1%

Showing all 3 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Mount Pleasant city8.63 sq mi1.1%100.0%
Fairfield city6.61 sq mi0.9%100.0%
Maharishi Vedic City city3.34 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Milton city2.69 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Douds CDP2.21 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Leando CDP2.21 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Keosauqua city1.46 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Stockport city1.03 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Birmingham city1.01 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Salem city0.63 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Hillsboro city0.58 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Cantril city0.52 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Libertyville city0.51 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Farmington city0.46 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Bonaparte city0.37 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Mount Sterling CDP0.31 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Rome city0.12 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Westwood city0.11 sq mi<0.1%99.6%

Showing all 18 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 131,811100.0%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
19,672
Active Voters
16,399 (83.4%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic5,16926.3%
Republican8,03440.8%
Unaffiliated6,27931.9%
Other parties1901.0%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20265,472 (27.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202415,178 (77.2%)358 (1.8%)2,072 (10.5%)
2021–202211,520 (58.6%)1,812 (9.2%)2,749 (14.0%)
2019–202014,492 (73.7%)2,595 (13.2%)3,171 (16.1%)
2017–201810,686 (54.3%)2,149 (10.9%)1,426 (7.2%)
2015–201611,881 (60.4%)896 (4.6%)723 (3.7%)
2013–20148,723 (44.3%)450 (2.3%)1,457 (7.4%)
2011–201210,594 (53.9%)671 (3.4%)1,747 (8.9%)

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
31,023 (± 483)
Median Age
42.4
Median Household Income
$60,690 (± $5,467)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
91.3%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
32.3%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 185,71818.4%
18 to 6417,97457.9%
65 and over7,33123.6%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,5875.1%
White, not Hispanic25,96983.7%
Black, not Hispanic8372.7%
Asian, not Hispanic1,2974.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic430.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic70.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1540.5%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,1293.6%

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
29,121
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
23,547

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic27,70195.1%
Hispanic1,4174.9%
White25,98089.2%
Black6492.2%
Asian2650.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native420.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander70.0%
Two or More Races420.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic22,59696.0%
Hispanic9524.0%
White21,25890.3%
Black6382.7%
Asian3501.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native3091.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander60.0%
Two or More Races450.2%

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