Iowa State Senate District 32

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ia-sd-032
State
Iowa
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
032
Land Area
2,763.9 sq mi
Water Area
34.6 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Iowa State Senate District 32

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Clayton County778.50 sq mi28.2%100.0%
Winneshiek County689.84 sq mi25.0%100.0%
Allamakee County639.04 sq mi23.1%100.0%
Howard County473.25 sq mi17.1%100.0%
Fayette County146.93 sq mi5.3%20.1%
Dubuque County36.37 sq mi1.3%6.0%

Showing all 6 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Decorah city7.21 sq mi0.3%99.6%
Jackson Junction city5.96 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Cresco city3.34 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Waukon city2.84 sq mi0.1%99.9%
Guttenberg city2.19 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Strawberry Point city2.09 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Postville city2.08 sq mi0.1%96.8%
Marquette city1.86 sq mi0.1%99.9%
Chester city1.38 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Elkader city1.37 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
McGregor city1.29 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Monona city1.29 sq mi<0.1%94.5%
Clermont city1.26 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Elma city1.23 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Calmar city1.11 sq mi<0.1%98.4%
Luana city1.10 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Ossian city1.07 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Lansing city1.07 sq mi<0.1%98.8%
Lime Springs city1.02 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Garnavillo city0.94 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
North Buena Vista city0.93 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Ridgeway city0.75 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Volga city0.75 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Burr Oak CDP0.69 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Harpers Ferry city0.64 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing top 25 of 42 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 263,793100.0%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
44,219
Active Voters
38,570 (87.2%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic10,17123.0%
Republican18,16241.1%
Unaffiliated15,63435.4%
Other parties2520.6%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20268,893 (20.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202435,557 (80.4%)553 (1.3%)4,346 (9.8%)
2021–202227,678 (62.6%)2,721 (6.2%)4,009 (9.1%)
2019–202033,237 (75.2%)4,818 (10.9%)4,548 (10.3%)
2017–201824,967 (56.5%)2,499 (5.7%)1,563 (3.5%)
2015–201627,411 (62.0%)2,234 (5.1%)2,303 (5.2%)
2013–201420,142 (45.6%)986 (2.2%)1,824 (4.1%)
2011–201224,479 (55.4%)681 (1.5%)3,190 (7.2%)

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
63,721 (± 314)
Median Age
43.4
Median Household Income
$72,057 (± $2,434)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
93.9%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
22.5%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1813,94121.9%
18 to 6434,92954.8%
65 and over14,85123.3%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)2,6184.1%
White, not Hispanic58,87192.4%
Black, not Hispanic5250.8%
Asian, not Hispanic2510.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1010.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic10.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic780.1%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,2762.0%

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
62,337
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
48,573

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic60,73797.4%
Hispanic1,5942.6%
White59,20995.0%
Black4880.8%
Asian1330.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native940.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander10.0%
Two or More Races1680.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic47,90898.6%
Hispanic6621.4%
White46,94596.6%
Black3740.8%
Asian1830.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native3230.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races960.2%

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