Iowa State Senate District 9

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ia-sd-009
State
Iowa
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
009
Land Area
3,260.4 sq mi
Water Area
12 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Iowa State Senate District 9

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Cass County564.26 sq mi17.3%100.0%
Ringgold County535.50 sq mi16.4%100.0%
Page County534.94 sq mi16.4%100.0%
Taylor County531.90 sq mi16.3%100.0%
Montgomery County424.10 sq mi13.0%100.0%
Adams County423.43 sq mi13.0%100.0%
Union County246.24 sq mi7.6%58.1%

Showing all 7 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Atlantic city8.29 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Creston city5.19 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Clarinda city5.10 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Red Oak city3.93 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Shenandoah city3.25 sq mi0.1%86.7%
Mount Ayr city2.70 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Sun Valley Lake CDP2.05 sq mi0.1%99.5%
Lenox city1.90 sq mi0.1%99.3%
Villisca city1.78 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Anita city1.78 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Bedford city1.61 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Corning city1.56 sq mi<0.1%95.6%
Essex city1.50 sq mi<0.1%92.0%
Clearfield city1.19 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
College Springs city1.12 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Afton city1.01 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Redding city0.99 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Stanton city0.95 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Diagonal city0.91 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Coin city0.89 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Benton city0.76 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Carbon city0.75 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Grant city0.73 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Beaconsfield city0.73 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Massena city0.68 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing top 25 of 54 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 363,507100.0%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
41,868
Active Voters
35,441 (84.6%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic6,31815.1%
Republican22,76754.4%
Unaffiliated12,47029.8%
Other parties3130.7%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202610,892 (26.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202432,657 (78.0%)748 (1.8%)4,781 (11.4%)
2021–202224,068 (57.5%)1,547 (3.7%)6,913 (16.5%)
2019–202030,264 (72.3%)2,880 (6.9%)8,933 (21.3%)
2017–201822,076 (52.7%)1,818 (4.3%)3,428 (8.2%)
2015–201625,102 (60.0%)1,024 (2.4%)5,595 (13.4%)
2013–201417,417 (41.6%)413 (1.0%)4,677 (11.2%)
2011–201221,707 (51.8%)432 (1.0%)4,052 (9.7%)

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
62,966 (± 211)
Median Age
43.7
Median Household Income
$61,862 (± $1,810)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
93.3%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
21.4%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1813,64421.7%
18 to 6434,73055.2%
65 and over14,59223.2%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)2,0263.2%
White, not Hispanic57,82491.8%
Black, not Hispanic6931.1%
Asian, not Hispanic3460.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1120.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic930.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic2080.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,6642.6%

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
62,400
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
48,788

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic60,72497.3%
Hispanic1,6822.7%
White58,17793.2%
Black6931.1%
Asian2000.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native1130.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander830.1%
Two or More Races1160.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic47,83598.0%
Hispanic9582.0%
White46,21894.7%
Black6221.3%
Asian2270.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native6291.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander370.1%
Two or More Races1040.2%

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