Iowa State Senate District 2

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ia-sd-002
State
Iowa
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
002
Land Area
1,767.5 sq mi
Water Area
1.4 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Iowa State Senate District 2

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Sioux County767.91 sq mi43.4%100.0%
Lyon County587.61 sq mi33.2%100.0%
Plymouth County411.95 sq mi23.3%47.7%

Showing all 3 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Le Mars city8.54 sq mi0.5%97.2%
Sioux Center city6.22 sq mi0.4%97.3%
Rock Valley city4.46 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Orange City city4.33 sq mi0.2%94.1%
Rock Rapids city4.21 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Hawarden city2.78 sq mi0.2%100.0%
George city2.29 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Alton city1.90 sq mi0.1%99.6%
Lester city1.82 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Inwood city1.42 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Hull city1.39 sq mi0.1%98.5%
Akron city1.23 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Larchwood city1.04 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Ireton city1.02 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Little Rock city1.02 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Sheldon city0.71 sq mi<0.1%14.9%
Doon city0.70 sq mi<0.1%89.6%
Boyden city0.68 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Maurice city0.60 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Alvord city0.58 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Hospers city0.50 sq mi<0.1%95.4%
Chatsworth city0.50 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Matlock city0.38 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Granville city0.29 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Brunsville city0.23 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing top 25 of 28 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 463,661100.0%8.0%100.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).

Voters

Registered Voters
42,427
Active Voters
37,233 (87.8%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic4,0689.6%
Republican28,68867.6%
Unaffiliated9,46922.3%
Other parties2020.5%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20268,227 (19.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202434,087 (80.3%)158 (0.4%)7,399 (17.4%)
2021–202224,423 (57.6%)626 (1.5%)6,644 (15.7%)
2019–202031,007 (73.1%)1,390 (3.3%)12,520 (29.5%)
2017–201823,039 (54.3%)669 (1.6%)5,418 (12.8%)
2015–201625,837 (60.9%)219 (0.5%)5,614 (13.2%)
2013–201418,336 (43.2%)111 (0.3%)4,654 (11.0%)
2011–201222,675 (53.4%)117 (0.3%)3,456 (8.1%)

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
64,195 (± 525)
Median Age
36.3
Median Household Income
$81,213 (± $3,301)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
92.7%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
26.3%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1817,21126.8%
18 to 6435,77655.7%
65 and over11,20817.5%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)7,02910.9%
White, not Hispanic54,74685.3%
Black, not Hispanic8471.3%
Asian, not Hispanic2900.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic980.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic1220.2%
Some other race, not Hispanic1230.2%
Two or more races, not Hispanic9401.5%

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
61,618
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
44,731

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic56,71892.0%
Hispanic4,8977.9%
White54,86389.0%
Black7091.2%
Asian2060.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native1000.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander700.1%
Two or More Races980.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic42,61395.3%
Hispanic2,1214.7%
White41,53492.9%
Black5471.2%
Asian2710.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native2390.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander70.0%
Two or More Races140.0%

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