Iowa State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Iowa Senate District 2
A district of about 66,000 people, 26% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+65.7 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Jeff Taylor (R) · won99.1%
- Write-ins and other votes (OTH)0.9%
Unopposed.
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 12:13 PM ET
Where it sits among all 50 seats
Every Iowa State Senate seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.
Democratic
Source: 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET
Every election for this seat
17 races since 1968. District numbers are redrawn after each census: each group is one set of lines.
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lines first used in 2022 | |||
| 2024 | Jeff Taylor (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Jeff Taylor (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2016 | Randy Feenstra (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2012 | Randy Feenstra (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Randy Feenstra (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2004 | Dave Mulder (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2002 | Kenneth Veenstra (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | John Redwine (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1996 | John Redwine (R) | Sandra K. Atkinson (D) | 33.1 |
| 1992 | Brad Hanks (R) | Donald V. Doyle (D) | 26.8 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | Donald V. Doyle (D) | Dick Hallowell (R) | 17.1 |
| 1984 | Donald V. Doyle (D) | Paul C. Jackson (R) | 16.3 |
| 1982 | Donald V. Doyle (D) | Elvie Dreeszen (R) | 3.6 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | Richard Vandehoef (R) | John E. Vanderlinden (D) | 18.3 |
| 1976 | Irvin Bergman (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1972 | Irvin Bergman (R) | H. Kenneth Nurse (D) | 18.1 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1968 | Charles G. Mogged (R) | Max E. Reno (D) | 11.0 |
Won by: the winner's lead over the runner-up, in points of the vote. Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Districts that overlap District 2
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 2's area in each.
- U.S. House
- IA-4 100%
Every race on these lines
Results recomputed from precinct returns as if today's boundaries had always existed, so years compare like for like.
| 2024 | |
|---|---|
| President | R+75.8 |
Outlined: the race for this seat itselfBlank: no race that year
Source: 99chambers results archive: precinct results allocated to current lines; 2026: civicAPIUpdated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Who lives here, compared
Grey bars show the spread of all 50 seats. Small marks are other seats in Iowa. The black marker is District 2.
Lower than 55% of seats.
Higher than 59% of seats.
Higher than 84% of seats.
Lower than 67% of seats.
Lower than 96% of seats.
Less dense than 67% of seats.
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET
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Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current lines; 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET