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Iowa House District 77
Jeff Cooling has no major-party opponent.
Jeff Cooling has no major-party opponent.
The candidates
The district
Lean D+14: how much more Democratic or Republican than the nation it votes for president.
Presidential vote
Precinct results re-aggregated to the current district lines.
Who lives here
- Population
- 32,057
- People per km²
- 265
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 27%
- White, no degree
- 63%of adults
- White 80%
- Hispanic 5%
- Black 9%
- Asian 1%
- Other / multiracial 7%
American Community Survey 2020–2024, aggregated from census tracts.
Past results
Results in the same-numbered district; earlier elections may have used different lines.
2024
9,853 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Jeff Cooling (D)96.7%
Write-In (—)3.3%
2024 President Vote in this district
13,940 two-party votes · D+12.3 · D+13.8 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)56.2%
Donald Trump (R)43.8%
2022
7,298 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Jeff Cooling (D)95.2%
Write-In (—)4.8%
2020 Earlier district lines
15,922 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Amy Nielsen (D)96.8%
Writein (—)3.2%
2020 President Vote in this district
14,363 two-party votes · D+19.5 · D+14.9 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)59.7%
Donald Trump (R)40.3%
2016 President Vote in this district
12,160 two-party votes · D+17.2 · D+15.0 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)58.6%
Donald Trump (R)41.4%