Iowa's 2nd congressional district
U.S. House district for Iowa
- 66.06% urban
- 33.94% rural
income
- 85.9% White
- 4.6% Black
- 3.8% Hispanic
- 3.3% Two or more races
- 1.5% Asian
- 0.8% other
Iowa's 2nd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Iowa that covers most of its northeastern part. It includes Cedar Rapids, Dubuque, Waterloo, and Grinnell.
The district is represented by Republican Ashley Hinson.
Statewide races since 2000
Election results from statewide races:
Office | Year | District result | Winner | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Statewide | Nationwide | |||
President | 2000 | Al Gore 53% – George W. Bush 43% | Gore | Bush |
2004 | John Kerry 55% – George W. Bush 44% | Bush | ||
2008 | Barack Obama 60% – John McCain 38% | Obama | Obama | |
2012 | Barack Obama 56% – Mitt Romney 43% | |||
2016 | Donald J. Trump 49% – Hillary Clinton 44% | Trump | Trump | |
2020 | Donald J. Trump 51% – Joe Biden 47% | Biden | ||
U.S. Senator | 2014 | Joni Ernst 49% – Bruce Braley 47% | Ernst | n/a |
2016 | Chuck Grassley 56.2% – Patty Judge 39.4% | Grassley | ||
2020 | Joni Ernst 49.2% – Theresa Greenfield 47.7% | Ernst | ||
2022 | Chuck Grassley 54.6% – Michael Franken 45.3% | Grassley | ||
Governor | 2014 | Terry Branstad 57% – Jack Hatch 40% | Branstad | |
2018 | Kim Reynolds 50.7% – Fred Hubbell 47.3% | Reynolds |
Composition
The 2nd district includes all of the following counties:
# | County | Seat | Population |
---|---|---|---|
5 | Allamakee | Waukon | 14,074 |
11 | Benton | Vinton | 25,796 |
13 | Black Hawk | Waterloo | 130,471 |
17 | Bremer | Waverly | 25,307 |
19 | Buchanan | Independence | 20,691 |
23 | Butler | Allison | 14,172 |
33 | Cerro Gordo | Mason City | 42,406 |
37 | Chickasaw | New Hampton | 11,658 |
43 | Clayton | Elkader | 16,969 |
55 | Delaware | Manchester | 17,600 |
61 | Dubuque | Dubuque | 98,887 |
65 | Fayette | West Union | 19,210 |
67 | Floyd | Charles City | 15,326 |
75 | Grundy | Grundy Center | 12,384 |
83 | Hardin | Eldora | 16,463 |
89 | Howard | Cresco | 9,376 |
113 | Linn | Cedar Rapids | 228,972 |
131 | Mitchell | Osage | 10,518 |
157 | Poweshiek | Montezuma | 18,453 |
171 | Tama | Toledo | 16,833 |
191 | Winneshiek | Decorah | 19,815 |
195 | Worth | Northwood | 7,297 |
List of members representing the district
Member | Party | Term | Cong ress | Electoral history | Location |
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District created March 4, 1847 | |||||
Shepherd Leffler (Burlington) | Democratic | March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1851 | 30th 31st | Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 1846. Re-elected in 1848. Retired. | 1847–1849 [data missing] |
1849–1859 [data missing] | |||||
Lincoln Clark (Dubuque) | Democratic | March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 | 32nd | Elected in 1850. Lost re-election. | |
John P. Cook (Davenport) | Whig | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 | 33rd | Elected in 1852. Retired. | |
James Thorington (Davenport) | Whig | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 | 34th | Elected in 1854. Lost renomination. | |
Timothy Davis (Dubuque) | Republican | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859 | 35th | Elected in 1856. Retired. | |
William Vandever (Dubuque) | Republican | March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863 | 36th 37th | Elected in 1858. Re-elected in 1860. Retired.[a] | 1859–1863 [data missing] |
Hiram Price (Davenport) | Republican | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1869 | 38th 39th 40th | Elected in 1862. Re-elected in 1864. Re-elected in 1866. Retired. | 1863–1873 [data missing] |
William Smyth (Marion) | Republican | March 4, 1869 – September 30, 1870 | 41st | Elected in 1868. Died. | |
Vacant | September 30, 1870 – December 6, 1870 | ||||
William P. Wolf (Tipton) | Republican | December 6, 1870 – March 3, 1871 | Elected to finish Smyth's term. Retired. | ||
Aylett R. Cotton (Lyons) | Republican | March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1875 | 42nd 43rd | Elected in 1870. Re-elected in 1872. Lost renomination.[b] | |
1873–1887 Cedar, Clinton, Jackson, Jones, Muscatine, and Scott counties | |||||
John Q. Tufts (Wilton Junction) | Republican | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877 | 44th | Elected in 1874. Retired. | |
Hiram Price (Davenport) | Republican | March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1881 | 45th 46th | Elected in 1876. Re-elected in 1878. Retired. | |
Sewall S. Farwell (Monticello) | Republican | March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883 | 47th | Elected in 1880. Lost re-election. | |
Jeremiah H. Murphy (Davenport) | Democratic | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887 | 48th 49th | Elected in 1882. Re-elected in 1884. Lost renomination. | |
Walter I. Hayes (Clinton) | Democratic | March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1895 | 50th 51st 52nd 53rd | Elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888. Re-elected in 1890. Re-elected in 1892. Lost re-election. | 1887–1933 Clinton, Iowa, Jackson, Johnson, Muscatine, and Scott counties |
George M. Curtis (Clinton) | Republican | March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1899 | 54th 55th | Elected in 1894. Re-elected in 1896. Retired. | |
Joseph R. Lane (Davenport) | Republican | March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1901 | 56th | Elected in 1898. Retired. | |
John N. W. Rumple (Marengo) | Republican | March 4, 1901 – January 31, 1903 | 57th | Elected in 1900. Retired and died before next term. | |
Vacant | January 31, 1903 – March 3, 1903 | ||||
Martin J. Wade (Iowa City) | Democratic | March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905 | 58th | Elected in 1902. Lost re-election. | |
Albert F. Dawson (Preston) | Republican | March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1911 | 59th 60th 61st | Elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Retired. | |
Irvin S. Pepper (Muscatine) | Democratic | March 4, 1911 – December 22, 1913 | 62nd 63rd | Elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912. Died. | |
Vacant | December 22, 1913 – February 10, 1914 | 63rd | |||
Henry Vollmer (Davenport) | Democratic | February 10, 1914 – March 3, 1915 | Elected to finish Pepper's term. Retired. | ||
Harry E. Hull (Williamsburg) | Republican | March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1925 | 64th 65th 66th 67th 68th | Elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Lost renomination. | |
F. Dickinson Letts (Davenport) | Republican | March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1931 | 69th 70th 71st | Elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Lost re-election. | |
Bernhard M. Jacobsen (Clinton) | Democratic | March 4, 1931 – June 30, 1936 | 72nd 73rd 74th | Elected in 1930. Re-elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Died. | |
1933–1943 [data missing] | |||||
Vacant | June 30, 1936 – January 3, 1937 | 74th | |||
William S. Jacobsen (Clinton) | Democratic | January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1943 | 75th 76th 77th | Elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Lost re-election. | |
Henry O. Talle (Decorah) | Republican | January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1959 | 78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th | Redistricted from the 4th district and re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Lost re-election. | 1943–1963 [data missing] |
Leonard G. Wolf (Elkader) | Democratic | January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1961 | 86th | Elected in 1958. Lost re-election. | |
James E. Bromwell (Cedar Rapids) | Republican | January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1965 | 87th 88th | Elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Lost re-election. | |
1963–1973 [data missing] | |||||
John Culver (Cedar Rapids) | Democratic | January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1975 | 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd | Elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Retired to run for U.S. senator. | |
1973–1983 [data missing] | |||||
Mike Blouin (Dubuque) | Democratic | January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1979 | 94th 95th | Elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Lost re-election. | |
Tom Tauke (Dubuque) | Republican | January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1991 | 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st | Elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Retired to run for U.S. senator. | |
1983–1993 [data missing] | |||||
Jim Nussle (Manchester) | Republican | January 3, 1991 – January 3, 2003 | 102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th | Elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Redistricted to the 1st district. | |
1993–2003 [data missing] | |||||
Jim Leach (Davenport) | Republican | January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2007 | 108th 109th | Redistricted from the 1st district and re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Lost re-election. | 2003–2013 |
Dave Loebsack (Iowa City) | Democratic | January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2021 | 110th 111th 112th 113th 114th 115th 116th | Elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Retired. | |
2013–2023 | |||||
Mariannette Miller-Meeks (Ottumwa) | Republican | January 3, 2021 – January 3, 2023 | 117th | Elected in 2020. Redistricted to the 1st district. | |
Ashley Hinson (Marion) | Republican | January 3, 2023 – present | 118th | Redistricted from the 1st district and re-elected in 2022. | 2023–present: northeast quadrant of the state |
Recent Election results
2020 election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Mariannette Miller-Meeks | 196,964 | 49.912 | ||
Democratic | Rita Hart | 196,958 | 49.910 | ||
Write-in | 703 | 0.178 | |||
Total votes | 394,625 | 100.0 | |||
Republican gain from Democratic |
2022 election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Ashley Hinson (incumbent) | 172,181 | 54.1 | |
Democratic | Liz Mathis | 145,940 | 45.8 | |
Write-in | 278 | 0.1 | ||
Total votes | 318,399 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Historical district boundaries
See also
References
- ^ Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
- ^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". The Cook Political Report. July 12, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
- ^ "General Election - 2020 Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State.
- ^ "2022 General Election - Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
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- The at-large and 5th–11th districts are obsolete.
- See also
- Iowa's past and present representatives, senators, and delegations
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