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Iowa House District 85
Amy Nielsen has no major-party opponent.
Amy Nielsen has no major-party opponent.
The candidates
The district
Lean D+30: 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
- 29,945
- People per km²
- 100
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 57%
- White, no degree
- 36%of adults
- White 84%
- Hispanic 5%
- Black 3%
- Asian 4%
- Other / multiracial 4%
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
14,120 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Amy Nielsen (D)97.7%
Write-In (—)2.3%
2024 President Vote in this district
19,161 two-party votes · D+28.8 · D+30.3 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)64.4%
Donald Trump (R)35.6%
2022
14,385 votes · D+31.8✓ Amy Nielsen (D)63.6%
Wayne Grell (R)33.0%
Jacob Wenck (L)3.4%
2020 Earlier district lines
15,302 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Christina Bohannan (D)98.7%
Writein (—)1.3%
2020 President Vote in this district
16,317 two-party votes · D+32.4 · D+27.9 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)66.2%
Donald Trump (R)33.8%
2016 President Vote in this district
13,274 two-party votes · D+29.7 · D+27.4 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)64.8%
Donald Trump (R)35.2%