state house districtIowa 86th State House District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004D+30.6
2008D+43.0
2012D+37.4
2016D+46.1
2020D+53.2
2024D+49.6
net swing · 2004→2024D+19.0D+30.6 → D+49.6
vs. U.S. · 2024D+51.1D+49.6 vs R+1.5
presidential returns
2024 turnout 72.5% of 23,878 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
12,771
4,186
346
17,303
23,878
72.5%
2020
12,921
3,828
347
17,096
22,111†
77.3%
2016
10,264
3,458
1,040
14,762
20,938†
70.5%
2012
9,445
4,218
296
13,959
19,774†
70.6%
2008
9,421
3,696
206
13,323
19,494†
68.3%
2004
7,726
4,066
154
11,946
19,214†
62.2%
† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles from the constituent-county ACS trend anchored to the current figure. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
——
D+60R+60
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupIA HD 86IowaUnited States
German25.0%30.5%12.5%
Irish13.0%12.8%9.4%
English10.6%10.2%9.5%
Norwegian3.4%4.1%—
Italian2.8%1.6%4.8%
American2.6%4.6%5.3%
Swedish2.3%1.9%—
Czech2.3%——
African American†8.5%2.6%9.9%
African1.8%0.3%0.5%
Sudanese1.8%0.2%—
Nigerian0.4%—0.2%
Ghanaian0.4%——
Kenyan0.4%——
Chinese3.1%0.3%1.3%
Asian Indian2.3%0.5%1.4%
Vietnamese1.3%0.3%0.6%
Korean1.3%0.2%0.4%
Filipino0.6%0.2%0.9%
Mexican3.5%5.0%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.4%0.3%1.8%
Colombian0.4%—0.4%
Honduran0.3%0.2%0.3%
Salvadoran0.3%0.3%0.7%
Guatemalan0.2%0.4%0.5%
Spanish0.2%——
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
IA HD 86
Iowa
United States
Median age
33.5
38.8
39.1
Age 18–24
20.8%
10.0%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
13.3%
18.1%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
IA HD 86
Iowa
United States
Median household income
$73,074
$75,059
$84,427
Poverty rate
13.0%
11.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
55.2%
31.8%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
IA HD 86
Iowa
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
14.7%
9.2%
22.3%
Spanish
4.3%
4.7%
13.6%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)
1.5%
0.3%
0.7%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)
1.5%
0.3%
1.1%
Arabic
1.8%
0.3%
0.4%
Religious landscape
Measure
IA HD 86
Iowa
United States
Catholic
—
14.7%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
10.9%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
55.2%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Iowa 86th State House District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+30.6%
2008
+43.0%
2012
+37.4%
2016
+46.1%
2020
+53.2%
2024
+49.6%
DemocraticRepublican
6 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
D
73.8%Harris12,771
24.2%Trump4,186
2.0%
D+49.6
R+3.6
D+51.1
17,303
D
75.6%Biden12,921
22.4%Trump3,828
2.0%
D+53.2
D+7.1
D+48.7
17,096
D
69.5%Clinton10,264
23.4%Trump3,458
7.0%
D+46.1
D+8.7
D+44.0
14,762
D
67.7%Obama9,445
30.2%Romney4,218
2.1%
D+37.4
R+5.5
D+33.6
13,959
D
70.7%Obama9,421
27.7%McCain3,696
1.5%
D+43.0
D+12.3
D+35.7
13,323
D
64.7%Kerry7,726
34.0%Bush4,066
1.3%
D+30.6
—
D+33.1
11,946
current representation
Current officeholders
DDave JacobyState House · 86
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
District 86 backed the 2024 Democratic presidential nominee by nearly 50 points, reflecting a heavily urban or university-anchored electorate that stands well outside Iowa's broader rightward trend in recent cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 53.2 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 3.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 49.6 points.
A population of 32,070, a 65% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $73,074 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 10 and State House District 90.
Akashic
Political twins — state-house districts
The state-house districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
Compare two places, side by side
Twelve curated comparisons line up election history, demographics, and the divergence story for two places at a glance. Browse all comparisons →
Cite this page
All citations released under CC BY 4.0. Attribution: Akashic Intelligence.
Iowa 86th State House District. Akashic. https://akashic.app/sld-lower/19086/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
How did Iowa 86th State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Iowa 86th State House District voted Democratic by 49.6 points (D+49.6), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 17,303 votes cast, 12,771 went Democratic and 4,186 went Republican.
How many people live in Iowa 86th State House District?
Iowa 86th State House District has a population of 32,070 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Iowa 86th State House District?
Median household income in Iowa 86th State House District is $73,074 — below the national median of $80,734. The Iowa state median is $75,059.
What is the political history of Iowa 86th State House District?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Iowa 86th State House District from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
