Iowa State Senate District 7

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ia-sd-007
State
Iowa
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
007
Land Area
2,160.6 sq mi
Water Area
9.86 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Iowa State Senate District 7

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Woodbury County762.08 sq mi35.3%87.3%
Monona County694.07 sq mi32.1%100.0%
Plymouth County450.88 sq mi20.9%52.3%
Cherokee County253.59 sq mi11.7%44.0%

Showing all 4 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Sioux City city19.02 sq mi0.9%32.2%
Onawa city5.27 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Sergeant Bluff city2.97 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Salix city1.70 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Kingsley city1.61 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Mapleton city1.57 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Marcus city1.53 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Remsen city1.46 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Climbing Hill CDP1.28 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Whiting city1.02 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Washta city1.01 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Moville city0.92 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Castana city0.91 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Blencoe city0.76 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Hinton city0.71 sq mi<0.1%80.1%
Anthon city0.71 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Correctionville city0.60 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Sloan city0.58 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Merrill city0.52 sq mi<0.1%99.6%
Pierson city0.47 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Quimby city0.41 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Danbury city0.41 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Ute city0.37 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Bronson city0.35 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Smithland city0.32 sq mi<0.1%99.9%

Showing top 25 of 35 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 463,700100.0%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
42,761
Active Voters
36,352 (85.0%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic8,17119.1%
Republican20,77348.6%
Unaffiliated13,47531.5%
Other parties3420.8%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202610,360 (24.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202433,326 (77.9%)592 (1.4%)3,943 (9.2%)
2021–202223,101 (54.0%)1,396 (3.3%)5,003 (11.7%)
2019–202030,890 (72.2%)3,073 (7.2%)7,834 (18.3%)
2017–201822,834 (53.4%)1,826 (4.3%)2,726 (6.4%)
2015–201625,553 (59.8%)861 (2.0%)3,696 (8.6%)
2013–201417,836 (41.7%)647 (1.5%)3,255 (7.6%)
2011–201222,797 (53.3%)563 (1.3%)2,631 (6.2%)

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
63,066 (± 1,397)
Median Age
40.9
Median Household Income
$82,757 (± $3,054)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
93.6%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
25.9%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1815,44524.5%
18 to 6435,01255.5%
65 and over12,60920.0%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)3,8176.1%
White, not Hispanic53,41284.7%
Black, not Hispanic1,8683.0%
Asian, not Hispanic1,0041.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic4640.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic1480.2%
Some other race, not Hispanic430.1%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,3103.7%

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
61,711
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
46,338

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic58,44094.7%
Hispanic3,2675.3%
White53,84787.3%
Black1,7562.8%
Asian5790.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native4640.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander20.0%
Two or More Races770.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic44,69296.4%
Hispanic1,6563.6%
White41,88690.4%
Black1,3853.0%
Asian7401.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native6721.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races590.1%

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