Iowa State House District 56

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ia-hd-056
State
Iowa
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
056
Land Area
1,407 sq mi
Water Area
4.48 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Iowa State House District 56

Boundary as GeoJSON

Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Hancock County571.00 sq mi40.6%100.0%
Humboldt County434.37 sq mi30.9%100.0%
Wright County401.58 sq mi28.5%69.2%

Showing all 3 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Humboldt city4.53 sq mi0.3%97.4%
Eagle Grove city4.07 sq mi0.3%99.4%
Clarion city3.36 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Belmond city2.83 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Garner city2.13 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Miller CDP2.06 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Forest City city2.04 sq mi0.1%44.5%
Kanawha city1.98 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Corwith city1.45 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Britt city1.36 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Goldfield city1.18 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Lu Verne city1.08 sq mi0.1%50.8%
Renwick city1.00 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Thor city1.00 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Hayfield CDP0.97 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Gilmore City city0.95 sq mi0.1%77.0%
Rutland city0.90 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Duncan CDP0.79 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Dakota City city0.73 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Livermore city0.69 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Bradgate city0.52 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Rowan city0.52 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Klemme city0.50 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Woden city0.49 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Ottosen city0.49 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing top 25 of 30 places

Overlapping Congressional Districts

Congressional districtPopulation in bothShare of this district's populationShare of the congressional district's populationShare of this district's land
IA District 432,033100.0%4.0%100.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).

Voters

Registered Voters
20,295
Active Voters
17,403 (85.8%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic3,32516.4%
Republican10,15850.1%
Unaffiliated6,66432.8%
Other parties1480.7%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20264,798 (23.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202415,961 (78.6%)219 (1.1%)2,276 (11.2%)
2021–202211,794 (58.1%)689 (3.4%)3,061 (15.1%)
2019–202015,353 (75.6%)1,385 (6.8%)3,033 (14.9%)
2017–201811,422 (56.3%)725 (3.6%)1,829 (9.0%)
2015–201613,029 (64.2%)323 (1.6%)847 (4.2%)
2013–20149,371 (46.2%)231 (1.1%)1,984 (9.8%)
2011–201211,525 (56.8%)152 (0.7%)1,708 (8.4%)

Turnout counts today's registered voters with a counted ballot in the cycle's elections (the odd and even year), as a share of today's registered voters. Voters who have since left the rolls are not counted.

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Source: Civitech voter file snapshot as of 01/20/2026. These are registered voters, separate from the Census population figures. Counts under 10 are suppressed and shown as "<10".

Demographics

Total Population
31,766 (± 217)
Median Age
42.2
Median Household Income
$69,375 (± $3,481)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
91.9%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
21.8%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 187,51123.6%
18 to 6417,07153.7%
65 and over7,18422.6%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)3,66711.5%
White, not Hispanic26,75484.2%
Black, not Hispanic1360.4%
Asian, not Hispanic2540.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic190.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic700.2%
Some other race, not Hispanic2430.8%
Two or more races, not Hispanic6232.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 ACS 5-year estimates (tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B03002, B15003, B19013) for this state legislative district. Estimates are survey-based; ± figures are 90% margins of error.

Citizen Voting Age Population

Total Citizen Population
30,587
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
23,140

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic27,95091.4%
Hispanic2,6378.6%
White27,17888.9%
Black1340.4%
Asian1540.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native200.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander680.2%
Two or More Races390.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic22,09995.5%
Hispanic1,0444.5%
White21,57293.2%
Black1650.7%
Asian1230.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native1530.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander400.2%
Two or More Races390.2%

Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).