Iowa State Senate District 37

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ia-sd-037
State
Iowa
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
037
Land Area
30.7 sq mi
Water Area
0.02 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Iowa State Senate District 37

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Linn County30.61 sq mi99.7%4.3%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Marion city17.80 sq mi58.0%98.9%
Cedar Rapids city7.25 sq mi23.6%9.7%

Showing all 2 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 263,393100.0%7.9%100.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).

Voters

Registered Voters
44,985
Active Voters
38,495 (85.6%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic14,65732.6%
Republican12,89728.7%
Unaffiliated16,96737.7%
Other parties4641.0%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20267,620 (16.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202435,308 (78.5%)695 (1.5%)694 (1.5%)
2021–202226,999 (60.0%)4,413 (9.8%)2,643 (5.9%)
2019–202033,763 (75.1%)6,708 (14.9%)3,723 (8.3%)
2017–201825,745 (57.2%)3,603 (8.0%)1,019 (2.3%)
2015–201627,835 (61.9%)2,375 (5.3%)551 (1.2%)
2013–201419,743 (43.9%)1,928 (4.3%)2,140 (4.8%)
2011–201225,063 (55.7%)895 (2.0%)1,010 (2.2%)

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
63,657 (± 1,564)
Median Age
40.3
Median Household Income
$82,862 (± $3,474)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
95.8%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
41.1%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1815,22923.9%
18 to 6436,37557.1%
65 and over12,05318.9%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,8642.9%
White, not Hispanic54,62185.8%
Black, not Hispanic1,8202.9%
Asian, not Hispanic2,1903.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic390.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic350.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic2950.5%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,7934.4%

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
62,378
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
47,258

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic60,83597.5%
Hispanic1,5432.5%
White54,91088.0%
Black1,7362.8%
Asian1,6542.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native360.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander270.0%
Two or More Races5120.8%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic46,29698.0%
Hispanic9572.0%
White42,79490.6%
Black1,5793.3%
Asian1,2512.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native3340.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander170.0%
Two or More Races3840.8%

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