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Iowa State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022

Iowa Senate District 17

A district of about 59,000 people, 22% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+38.5 relative to the nation for president.

Izaah Knox (D) · since Nov 8, 2022Next election Nov 5, 2030The 2026 race →

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.

D+38.54th most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican26th seat · the majority lineDistrict 17

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.

2026
Iowa State SenateD+54.1

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 50 seats. Small marks are other seats in Iowa. The black marker is District 17.

Adults with a bachelor's degree22% 22nd pct · 39th of 50 in IA

Lower than 78% of seats.

White adults without a degree40% 12th pct · 44th of 50 in IA

Lower than 88% of seats.

Hispanic residents19% 96th pct · 3rd of 50 in IA

Higher than 96% of seats.

Black residents17% 100th pct · 1st of 50 in IA

Highest of 50 seats.

Asian residents9% 98th pct · 2nd of 50 in IA

Higher than 98% of seats.

People per square mile4,084 100th pct · 1st of 50 in IA

Densest of 50 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.

District 15
23% Hispanic · 22% college gradsD+18.5Held DDistrict 31
21% college gradsD+14.9Held DDistrict 18
47% college gradsD+46.0Not up in 2026District 45
58% college gradsD+55.6Held D

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. Samy El-Baroudi (D)
    2027– · Won 2026 by 54.1
  2. Izaah Knox (D)
    2023–2027 · Won 2022 by 64.0

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