Iowa State Senate District 4

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ia-sd-004
State
Iowa
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
004
Land Area
2,437.8 sq mi
Water Area
9.8 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Iowa State Senate District 4

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Webster County715.71 sq mi29.4%100.0%
Pocahontas County577.24 sq mi23.7%100.0%
Sac County575.02 sq mi23.6%100.0%
Calhoun County569.85 sq mi23.4%100.0%

Showing all 4 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Fort Dodge city16.01 sq mi0.7%100.0%
Sac City city4.90 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Lake City city4.82 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Rockwell City city4.21 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Manson city3.24 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Lohrville city2.25 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Coalville CDP2.18 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Lehigh city2.11 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Lake View city2.08 sq mi0.1%99.2%
Pomeroy city2.05 sq mi0.1%99.9%
Pocahontas city1.98 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Duncombe city1.96 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Moorland city1.49 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Gowrie city1.44 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Twin Lakes CDP1.32 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Schaller city1.26 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Wall Lake city1.15 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Badger city1.13 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Rolfe city1.05 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Odebolt city1.03 sq mi<0.1%99.7%
Harcourt city1.01 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Fonda city1.00 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Rinard city1.00 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Knierim city1.00 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Dayton city0.85 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing top 25 of 45 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 463,818100.0%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
41,090
Active Voters
34,650 (84.3%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic8,15619.8%
Republican18,99546.2%
Unaffiliated13,61533.1%
Other parties3240.8%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202612,203 (29.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202430,875 (75.1%)467 (1.1%)4,613 (11.2%)
2021–202222,245 (54.1%)1,690 (4.1%)4,126 (10.0%)
2019–202029,036 (70.7%)3,510 (8.5%)6,238 (15.2%)
2017–201821,823 (53.1%)1,980 (4.8%)2,727 (6.6%)
2015–201624,429 (59.5%)1,067 (2.6%)2,618 (6.4%)
2013–201417,728 (43.1%)1,084 (2.6%)2,021 (4.9%)
2011–201221,892 (53.3%)473 (1.2%)1,472 (3.6%)

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
63,424
Median Age
41.2
Median Household Income
$68,130 (± $3,516)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
92.7%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
21.7%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1813,76421.7%
18 to 6435,98456.7%
65 and over13,67621.6%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)3,5395.6%
White, not Hispanic55,03586.8%
Black, not Hispanic1,4502.3%
Asian, not Hispanic5060.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic680.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic720.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic1590.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,5954.1%

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
62,152
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
48,643

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic59,33295.5%
Hispanic2,8224.5%
White55,64089.5%
Black1,4582.3%
Asian2080.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native680.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander150.0%
Two or More Races1240.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic47,00396.6%
Hispanic1,6463.4%
White44,44891.4%
Black1,7553.6%
Asian2770.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native4310.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander30.0%
Two or More Races900.2%

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