Iowa State Senate District 6

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ia-sd-006
State
Iowa
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
006
Land Area
2,819.8 sq mi
Water Area
3.69 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Iowa State Senate District 6

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Crawford County714.20 sq mi25.3%100.0%
Shelby County590.78 sq mi21.0%100.0%
Carroll County569.45 sq mi20.2%100.0%
Audubon County442.96 sq mi15.7%100.0%
Ida County431.51 sq mi15.3%100.0%
Pottawattamie County70.86 sq mi2.5%7.4%

Showing all 6 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Denison city6.55 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Carroll city5.74 sq mi0.2%95.5%
Harlan city4.42 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Manning city2.48 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Lidderdale city2.41 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Avoca city2.38 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Ida Grove city2.20 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Audubon city1.93 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Shelby city1.87 sq mi0.1%90.8%
Coon Rapids city1.76 sq mi0.1%98.6%
Holstein city1.58 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Westside city1.47 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Schleswig city1.24 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Glidden city1.10 sq mi<0.1%98.6%
Manilla city1.06 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Exira city1.03 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Gray city1.00 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Ralston city0.99 sq mi<0.1%50.5%
Arcadia city0.99 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Kimballton city0.76 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Galva city0.75 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Lanesboro city0.74 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Breda city0.74 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Elk Horn city0.73 sq mi<0.1%99.7%
Tennant city0.72 sq mi<0.1%99.8%

Showing top 25 of 51 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 463,807100.0%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
41,455
Active Voters
35,548 (85.8%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic7,59818.3%
Republican19,96048.1%
Unaffiliated13,56032.7%
Other parties3370.8%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20269,136 (22.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202432,381 (78.1%)511 (1.2%)4,492 (10.8%)
2021–202223,538 (56.8%)1,447 (3.5%)4,209 (10.2%)
2019–202030,703 (74.1%)3,114 (7.5%)6,075 (14.7%)
2017–201822,456 (54.2%)1,543 (3.7%)2,059 (5.0%)
2015–201625,449 (61.4%)756 (1.8%)3,459 (8.3%)
2013–201417,526 (42.3%)690 (1.7%)3,120 (7.5%)
2011–201222,495 (54.3%)962 (2.3%)3,555 (8.6%)

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
63,087 (± 179)
Median Age
42.0
Median Household Income
$70,005 (± $3,137)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
92.0%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
22.0%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1815,15924.0%
18 to 6434,50454.7%
65 and over13,42421.3%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)6,74210.7%
White, not Hispanic53,18184.3%
Black, not Hispanic3250.5%
Asian, not Hispanic5170.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic310.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic140.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1900.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,0873.3%

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
61,033
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
46,320

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic56,25992.2%
Hispanic4,7747.8%
White53,82988.2%
Black3230.5%
Asian4750.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native290.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander140.0%
Two or More Races1560.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic43,64394.2%
Hispanic2,6785.8%
White42,09090.9%
Black6401.4%
Asian3550.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native4210.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander140.0%
Two or More Races1150.2%

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