Iowa's 2nd congressional district
U.S. House district for Iowa
Iowa's 2nd congressional district Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative Distribution Population (2023) 791,219 Median household income $69,384[ 1] Ethnicity Cook PVI R+4[ 2]
Iowa's 2nd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Iowa that covers most of its northeastern part. It includes Cedar Rapids , Dubuque , Waverly , Waterloo , and Grinnell .
The district is represented by Republican Ashley Hinson .
Statewide races since 2000
Election results from statewide races:
Composition
The 2nd district includes all of the following counties:
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County
Seat
Population
5
Allamakee
Waukon
14,074
11
Benton
Vinton
25,796
13
Black Hawk
Waterloo
130,471
17
Bremer
Waverly
25,307
19
Buchanan
Independence
20,691
23
Butler
Allison
14,172
33
Cerro Gordo
Mason City
42,406
37
Chickasaw
New Hampton
11,658
43
Clayton
Elkader
16,969
55
Delaware
Manchester
17,600
61
Dubuque
Dubuque
98,887
65
Fayette
West Union
19,210
67
Floyd
Charles City
15,326
75
Grundy
Grundy Center
12,384
83
Hardin
Eldora
16,463
89
Howard
Cresco
9,376
113
Linn
Cedar Rapids
228,972
131
Mitchell
Osage
10,518
157
Poweshiek
Montezuma
18,453
171
Tama
Toledo
16,833
191
Winneshiek
Decorah
19,815
195
Worth
Northwood
7,297
Cities and CDPs with 10,000 or more people
2,500 – 10,000 people
Grinnell – 9,564
Clear Lake – 7,687
Decorah – 7,587
Charles City – 7,396
Hiawatha – 7,183
Independence – 6,064
Asbury – 5,943
Oelwein – 5,920
Iowa Falls – 5,106
Manchester – 5,065
Vinton – 4,938
Evansdale – 4,561
Mount Vernon – 4,527
Dyersville – 4,477
Cresco – 3,888
Waukon – 3,827
Osage – 3,627
New Hampton – 3,494
Robins – 3,353
Tama – 3,130
Fairfax – 2,828
Grundy Center – 2,796
Eldora – 2,663
Center Point – 2,579
Hudson – 2,546
Jesup – 2,508
List of members representing the district
Member
Party
Term
Cong ress
Electoral history
Location
District created March 4, 1847
Shepherd Leffler (Burlington )
Democratic
March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1851
30th 31st
Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 1846 .Re-elected in 1848 . Retired.
1847–1849 [data missing ]
1849–1859 [data missing ]
Lincoln Clark (Dubuque )
Democratic
March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853
32nd
Elected in 1850 . Lost re-election.
John P. Cook (Davenport )
Whig
March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855
33rd
Elected in 1852 . Retired.
James Thorington (Davenport )
Whig
March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857
34th
Elected in 1854 . Lost renomination.
Timothy Davis (Dubuque )
Republican
March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859
35th
Elected in 1856 . Retired.
William Vandever (Dubuque )
Republican
March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863
36th 37th
Elected in 1858 .Re-elected in 1860 . Retired.[ a]
1859–1863 [data missing ]
Hiram Price (Davenport )
Republican
March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1869
38th 39th 40th
Elected in 1862 .Re-elected in 1864 .Re-elected in 1866 . Retired.
1863–1873 [data missing ]
William Smyth (Marion )
Republican
March 4, 1869 – September 30, 1870
41st
Elected in 1868 . Died.
Vacant
September 30, 1870 – December 6, 1870
William P. Wolf (Tipton )
Republican
December 6, 1870 – March 3, 1871
Elected to finish Smyth's term . Retired.
Aylett R. Cotton (Lyons )
Republican
March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1875
42nd 43rd
Elected in 1870 .Re-elected in 1872 . Lost renomination.[ b]
1873–1887 Cedar , Clinton , Jackson , Jones , Muscatine , and Scott counties
John Q. Tufts (Wilton Junction )
Republican
March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877
44th
Elected in 1874 . Retired.
Hiram Price (Davenport )
Republican
March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1881
45th 46th
Elected in 1876 .Re-elected in 1878 . Retired.
Sewall S. Farwell (Monticello )
Republican
March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883
47th
Elected in 1880 . Lost re-election.
Jeremiah H. Murphy (Davenport )
Democratic
March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887
48th 49th
Elected in 1882 .Re-elected in 1884 . Lost renomination.
Walter I. Hayes (Clinton )
Democratic
March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1895
50th 51st 52nd 53rd
Elected in 1886 .Re-elected in 1888 .Re-elected in 1890 .Re-elected in 1892 . Lost re-election.
1887–1933 Clinton , Iowa , Jackson , Johnson , Muscatine , and Scott counties
George M. Curtis (Clinton )
Republican
March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1899
54th 55th
Elected in 1894 .Re-elected in 1896 . Retired.
Joseph R. Lane (Davenport )
Republican
March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1901
56th
Elected in 1898 . Retired.
John N. W. Rumple (Marengo )
Republican
March 4, 1901 – January 31, 1903
57th
Elected in 1900 . Retired and died before next term.
Vacant
January 31, 1903 – March 3, 1903
Martin J. Wade (Iowa City )
Democratic
March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905
58th
Elected in 1902 . Lost re-election.
Albert F. Dawson (Preston )
Republican
March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1911
59th 60th 61st
Elected in 1904 .Re-elected in 1906 .Re-elected in 1908 . Retired.
Irvin S. Pepper (Muscatine )
Democratic
March 4, 1911 – December 22, 1913
62nd 63rd
Elected in 1910 .Re-elected in 1912 . Died.
Vacant
December 22, 1913 – February 10, 1914
63rd
Henry Vollmer (Davenport )
Democratic
February 10, 1914 – March 3, 1915
Elected to finish Pepper's term . Retired.
Harry E. Hull (Williamsburg )
Republican
March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1925
64th 65th 66th 67th 68th
Elected in 1914 .Re-elected in 1916 .Re-elected in 1918 .Re-elected in 1920 .Re-elected in 1922 . Lost renomination.
F. Dickinson Letts (Davenport )
Republican
March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1931
69th 70th 71st
Elected in 1924 .Re-elected in 1926 .Re-elected in 1928 . Lost re-election.
Bernhard M. Jacobsen (Clinton )
Democratic
March 4, 1931 – June 30, 1936
72nd 73rd 74th
Elected in 1930 .Re-elected in 1932 .Re-elected in 1934 . Died.
1933–1943 [data missing ]
Vacant
June 30, 1936 – January 3, 1937
74th
William S. Jacobsen (Clinton )
Democratic
January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1943
75th 76th 77th
Elected in 1936 .Re-elected in 1938 .Re-elected in 1940 . Lost re-election.
Henry O. Talle (Decorah )
Republican
January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1959
78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th
Redistricted from the 4th district and re-elected in 1942 .Re-elected in 1944 .Re-elected in 1946 .Re-elected in 1948 .Re-elected in 1950 .Re-elected in 1952 .Re-elected in 1954 .Re-elected in 1956 . Lost re-election.
1943–1963 [data missing ]
Leonard G. Wolf (Elkader )
Democratic
January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1961
86th
Elected in 1958 . Lost re-election.
James E. Bromwell (Cedar Rapids )
Republican
January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1965
87th 88th
Elected in 1960 .Re-elected in 1962 . Lost re-election.
1963–1973 [data missing ]
John Culver (Cedar Rapids )
Democratic
January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1975
89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd
Elected in 1964 .Re-elected in 1966 .Re-elected in 1968 .Re-elected in 1970 .Re-elected in 1972 . Retired to run for U.S. senator .
1973–1983 [data missing ]
Mike Blouin (Dubuque )
Democratic
January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1979
94th 95th
Elected in 1974 .Re-elected in 1976 . Lost re-election.
Tom Tauke (Dubuque )
Republican
January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1991
96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st
Elected in 1978 .Re-elected in 1980 .Re-elected in 1982 .Re-elected in 1984 .Re-elected in 1986 .Re-elected in 1988 . Retired to run for U.S. senator .
1983–1993 [data missing ]
Jim Nussle (Manchester )
Republican
January 3, 1991 – January 3, 2003
102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th
Elected in 1990 .Re-elected in 1992 .Re-elected in 1994 .Re-elected in 1996 .Re-elected in 1998 .Re-elected in 2000 . Redistricted to the 1st district .
1993–2003 [data missing ]
Jim Leach (Davenport )
Republican
January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2007
108th 109th
Redistricted from the 1st district and re-elected in 2002 .Re-elected in 2004 . Lost re-election.
2003–2013
Dave Loebsack (Iowa City )
Democratic
January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2021
110th 111th 112th 113th 114th 115th 116th
Elected in 2006 .Re-elected in 2008 .Re-elected in 2010 .Re-elected in 2012 .Re-elected in 2014 .Re-elected in 2016 .Re-elected in 2018 . Retired.
2013–2023
Mariannette Miller-Meeks (Ottumwa )
Republican
January 3, 2021 – January 3, 2023
117th
Elected in 2020 . Redistricted to the 1st district .
Ashley Hinson (Marion )
Republican
January 3, 2023 – present
118th 119th
Redistricted from the 1st district and re-elected in 2022 .Re-elected in 2024 .
2023–present : northeast quadrant of the state
^ Service effectively ended in 1861 when promoted to Major General , but did not officially resign.
^ Although his official congressional biography states he declined to run for a third term, newspaper reports indicate that he was an active but unsuccessful candidate for renomination.
Recent election results
2020 election
2022 election
Historical district boundaries
Iowa's 2nd congressional district boundaries from 2003 to 2013
See also
References
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