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U.S. House seat · lines in effect since 2022

Iowa's 2nd District

A district of about 795,000 people, 29% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+8.7 relative to the nation for president.

Lindsay James (D) · from Jan 3, 2027Flipped in 2026Next election Nov 7, 2028The 2026 race →
IA-2

Source: 2026 results: Iowa Secretary of State; boundaries: Census Bureau TIGER/LineUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:01 PM ET

Where it sits among all 435 seats

Every U.S. House seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.

R+8.7236th most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican218th seat · the majority line31IA-24

Labels below the bar mark 3 other seats in Iowa.

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 race on these lines

Results recomputed from precinct returns as if today's boundaries had always existed, so years compare like for like.

202220242026
U.S. HouseR+8.2R+15.6D+4.0

Outlined: the race for this seat itselfBlank: no race that year

Source: 99chambers results archive: precinct results allocated to current lines; 2026: Iowa Secretary of StateUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:01 PM ET

Who lives here, compared

Grey bars show the spread of all 435 seats. Small marks are other seats in Iowa. The black marker is IA-2.

Adults with a bachelor's degree29% 32nd pct · 3rd of 4 in IA

Lower than 68% of seats.

White adults without a degree63% 91st pct · 1st of 4 in IA

Higher than 91% of seats.

Hispanic residents4% 9th pct · 4th of 4 in IA

Lower than 91% of seats.

Black residents4% 29th pct · 3rd of 4 in IA

Lower than 71% of seats.

Asian residents2% 21st pct · 4th of 4 in IA

Lower than 79% of seats.

People per square mile61 14th pct · 3rd of 4 in IA

Less dense than 86% of seats.

Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET

Seats most like this one

Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean. 2 of the 4 flipped this year.

WI-3
28% college gradsR+6.6Flipped DIA-1
33% college gradsR+7.3Flipped DMN-1
32% college gradsR+11.6CountingWI-8
30% college gradsR+16.2Held R

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

Who has held it

These lines took effect in 2022.

  1. Lindsay James (D)
    2027– · Won 2026 by 4.0
  2. Ashley Hinson (R)
    2023–2027 · Won 2022 by 8.2, 2024 by 15.6

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)