How did IA-HD-87, Iowa vote in the 2024 presidential election?

IA-HD-87, Iowa voted Republican in 2024 with a margin of R+20.9. Kamala D Harris received 5,803 votes and Donald Trump received 8,962 out of 15,100 total votes cast, a 4.4-point shift toward Republicans from 2020.

What is IA-HD-87, Iowa's political history?

IA-HD-87, Iowa has 5 presidential elections on record, spanning 2008 to 2024. Democrats have won 2 and Republicans 3 of those contests. The largest single-election swing was 20.8 points in 2016.

What are the demographics of IA-HD-87, Iowa?

IA-HD-87, Iowa has a population of 31,811 according to the 2020 Census. The racial composition is 85.5% non-Hispanic white, 4.8% Hispanic, 2.8% Black.

Which places are most similar to IA-HD-87, Iowa?

Based on demographic and electoral similarity analysis, the three most similar state house districts to IA-HD-87, Iowa are Iowa State House District 100, Connecticut State House District 50, Maine State House District 3. Similarity is computed using a vector embedding of demographic, economic, and electoral characteristics.

Iowa State House District 87

Iowa · Latest: 2024↓ R+4.4 vs 2020

Safe Republican — shifted 4.4pp toward Republicans in 2024 — 32K residents

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R+24.1

Similarity score97%

Maine State House District 61ME

Suburban Competitive

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Suburban Competitive

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Suburban Competitive

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Maine State House District 36ME

Suburban Competitive

R+3.0

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Race & Ancestry

Who Lives Here

A race-first Census view with ancestry expansion where source coverage is strong enough to support detail.

IA-HD-87Census ACS 2024

Census race profile

Major Census race and ethnicity groups shown as a share of total population.

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White (Non-Hispanic) 85.5%Hispanic 4.8%Multiracial 3.5%Asian 2.9%Black 2.8%Native American 0.4%

Group	IA-HD-87	State	National
White (Non-Hispanic)	85.5%	82.3%	57.4%
Hispanic / Latino	4.8%	7.3%	19.3%
Multiracial / Other	3.5%	3.5%	4.0%
Asian	2.9%	2.5%	6.0%
Black / African American	2.8%	3.9%	12.2%
Native American / Alaska Native	0.4%	0.4%	0.9%

Method notes

Census treats race and Hispanic/Latino origin as separate questions. Race categories other than Hispanic reflect total populations (small Hispanic overlap in Black, Asian, AIAN, NHPI). “Multiracial / Other” is derived as a non-overlapping remainder.

Detailed ancestry data unavailable for this geography.

Who lives in Iowa State House District 87? 31,811 residents as of the 2020 Census.

Demographic Comparison

Demographics

Read this geography's profile in three layers: local, state (where available), and national baseline.

IA-HD-87 vs Iowa vs National32K residents

Population & electorate

Scale, voting-age share, and this geography's footprint inside the national electorate.

Total population

Local vs state vs U.S.

32K

local

32KState 3.2MNational 334.9M

Share of U.S. population

Local vs state vs U.S.

0.01%

local

0.01%National 100%

Voting-age population

Local vs state vs U.S.

80.1%

local

80.1%State 74.1%National 75.7%

Economic profile

Income, attainment, and ownership indicators that often shape coalition structure and turnout behavior.

Median household income

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState $75,689National $83,960

Poverty rate

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 11.1%National 12.5%

College degree

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 31.8%National 35.6%

Homeownership

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 71.7%National 65.2%

Community profile

Age structure, language use, and nativity signals that explain how this geography differs from state and nation.

Median age

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 38.8 yrsNational 39.1 yrs

Age 18–29

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 16.2%National 15.7%

Age 65+

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 18.1%National 17.0%

Foreign born

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 5.9%National 14.1%

Non-English at home

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 9.1%National 22.2%

English only

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 90.9%National 77.8%

Voter Turnout

Turnout in IA-HD-87

Estimated using 2020 Census voting-age population.

2024 Turnout

59.2%

vs Previous

-3.7pp

Voting-Age Pop

25,487

History

2008–2024

Competitiveness

How competitive is IA-HD-87?

Safe RAvg margin: R+17.5 (last 3 elections)

2008

D+9.2

2012

D+5.9

2016

R+14.9

2020

R+16.5

2024

R+20.9

Elasticity

30.1pp

margin range

Party Flips

last 30 years

5-Elec Avg

R+7.5

Other Iowa State House Districts

99 total

Name	Margin ↓
IA-HD-90	D+52.9
IA-HD-36	D+52.0
IA-HD-89	D+51.8
IA-HD-86	D+49.3
IA-HD-34	D+47.1
IA-HD-35	D+38.0
IA-HD-78	D+32.5
IA-HD-50	D+29.4
IA-HD-85	D+28.0
IA-HD-33	D+24.6
IA-HD-49	D+24.5
IA-HD-62	D+22.1
IA-HD-32	D+19.8
IA-HD-97	D+19.1
IA-HD-30	D+17.8
IA-HD-74	D+16.4
IA-HD-79	D+16.4
IA-HD-29	D+15.6
IA-HD-31	D+14.9
IA-HD-77	D+12.1
IA-HD-44	D+9.7
IA-HD-80	D+9.2
IA-HD-75	D+8.8
IA-HD-71	D+7.9
IA-HD-73	D+6.7

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