Iowa State House District 97

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ia-hd-097
State
Iowa
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
097
Land Area
8.82 sq mi
Water Area
0.31 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Iowa State House District 97

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Scott County8.82 sq mi100.0%1.9%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Davenport city8.82 sq mi100.0%13.7%

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 131,753100.0%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
19,841
Active Voters
15,136 (76.3%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic7,28136.7%
Republican4,28621.6%
Unaffiliated8,03440.5%
Other parties2401.2%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20263,921 (19.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202413,504 (68.1%)572 (2.9%)598 (3.0%)
2021–20228,686 (43.8%)1,449 (7.3%)762 (3.8%)
2019–202012,428 (62.6%)2,415 (12.2%)852 (4.3%)
2017–20188,427 (42.5%)1,382 (7.0%)437 (2.2%)
2015–20169,709 (48.9%)733 (3.7%)440 (2.2%)
2013–20146,206 (31.3%)260 (1.3%)499 (2.5%)
2011–20128,634 (43.5%)440 (2.2%)361 (1.8%)

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
31,997 (± 1,487)
Median Age
34.0
Median Household Income
$61,880 (± $2,762)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
93.2%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
32.4%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 186,62020.7%
18 to 6420,60264.4%
65 and over4,77514.9%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)3,20810.0%
White, not Hispanic21,92068.5%
Black, not Hispanic4,01412.5%
Asian, not Hispanic4951.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic440.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic110.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1650.5%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,1406.7%

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
31,199
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
24,580

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic28,45591.2%
Hispanic2,7438.8%
White22,17371.1%
Black4,04413.0%
Asian4071.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native440.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander90.0%
Two or More Races2050.7%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic22,54691.7%
Hispanic2,0338.3%
White18,48975.2%
Black3,33113.6%
Asian4812.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native1670.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander80.0%
Two or More Races940.4%

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