Iowa's 2nd Congressional District
| Iowa's 2nd Congressional District |
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| Incumbent Mariannette Miller-Meeks  Cook Partisan Voter Index (2018): D+1 |
| U.S. Census Bureau (2010 data)[1] |
| Population: 766,120 |
| Gender: 49.2% Male, 50.8% Female |
| Race[2]: 91% White, 3.4% Black, 2% Asian |
| Ethnicity: 4.8% Hispanic |
| Unemployment: 6.4% |
| Median household income $47,391 |
| High school graduation rate 90.5% |
| College graduation rate 26.1% |
Iowa's 2nd Congressional District covers most of the southeastern part of the state including Iowa City. Appanoose, Cedar, Clarke, Clinton, Davis, Decatur, Des Moines, Henry, Jasper, Jefferson, Johnson, Keokuk, Lee, Louisa, Lucas, Mahaska, Marion, Monroe, Muscatine, Scott, Van Buren, Wapello, Washington, and Wayne counties are included in this district.[3]
The current representative of the 2nd Congressional District is Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R).
2016 Pivot Counties
Following the 2016 election, this district was one of 105 congressional districts that intersected with one or more Pivot Counties. These 206 Pivot Counties voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012.
The 206 Pivot Counties are located in 34 states. Iowa, with 31, had the most such counties. The partisan makeup of the 109 congressional districts intersecting with Pivot Counties was more Republican than the partisan breakdown of the U.S. House following the 2016 election. Of the 109 congressional districts that had at least one Pivot County, 64 percent were held by a Republican incumbent, while 55.4 percent of U.S. House seats were won by a Republican in the 2016 elections.[4]
Elections
2020
General election candidates
- Rita Hart (Democratic Party)
- Mariannette Miller-Meeks (Republican Party) ✔
Democratic primary candidates
Did not make the ballot:
Republican primary candidates
Did not make the ballot:
2018
General election for U.S. House Iowa District 2
Incumbent Dave Loebsack defeated Chris Peters, Mark Strauss, and Daniel Clark in the general election for U.S. House Iowa District 2 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate |
% |
Votes |
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| ✔ |
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Dave Loebsack (D) |
54.8
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171,446 |
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Chris Peters (R) |
42.6
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133,287 | |
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Mark Strauss (L) |
2.0
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6,181 | |
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Daniel Clark (Independent) |
0.6
|
1,837 | |
| Other/Write-in votes |
0.1
|
162 | ||
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Total votes: 312,913 (100.00% precincts reporting) |
Democratic primary for U.S. House Iowa District 2
Incumbent Dave Loebsack advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Iowa District 2 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate |
% |
Votes |
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| ✔ |
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Dave Loebsack |
100.0
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42,378 |
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Total votes: 42,378 |
Republican primary for U.S. House Iowa District 2
Chris Peters advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Iowa District 2 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate |
% |
Votes |
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| ✔ |
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Chris Peters |
100.0
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18,056 |
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Total votes: 18,056 |
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Ginny Caligiuri (R)
2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Dave Loebsack (D) defeated Chris Peters (R) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Neither candidate faced a primary challenger in June.[5]
| U.S. House, Iowa District 2 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Dave Loebsack Incumbent |
53.7% | 198,571 | |
| Republican | Christopher Peters | 46.2% | 170,933 | |
| N/A | Write-in | 0.1% | 528 | |
| Total Votes | 370,032 | |||
| Source: Iowa Secretary of State | ||||
2014
The 2nd Congressional District of Iowa held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Dave Loebsack (D) defeated Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R) in the general election.
| U.S. House, Iowa District 2 General Election, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Dave Loebsack Incumbent |
52.5% | 143,431 | |
| Republican | Mariannette Miller-Meeks | 47.4% | 129,455 | |
| Write-in | Other | 0.2% | 443 | |
| Total Votes | 273,329 | |||
| Source: Iowa Secretary of State Official Results | ||||
General election candidates
- Mariannette Miller-Meeks
- Dave Loebsack - Incumbent
June 3, 2014, primary results
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2012
The 2nd Congressional District of Iowa held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Incumbent Dave Loebsack won re-election in the district.[9]
| U.S. House, Iowa District 2 General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Dave Loebsack Incumbent |
55.6% | 211,863 | |
| Republican | John Archer | 42.5% | 161,977 | |
| Independent | Alan Aversa | 1.9% | 7,112 | |
| Total Votes | 380,952 | |||
| Source: Iowa Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
2010
On November 2, 2010, Dave Loebsack won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R), Gary Sicard (L) and Jon Tack (C) in the general election.[10]
| U.S. House, Iowa District 2 General Election, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Dave Loebsack incumbent |
51% | 115,839 | |
| Republican | Mariannette Miller-Meeks | 45.9% | 104,319 | |
| Libertarian | Gary Sicard | 1.9% | 4,356 | |
| Constitution | Jon Tack | 1.1% | 2,463 | |
| N/A | Write-In | 0.1% | 198 | |
| Total Votes | 227,175 | |||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Dave Loebsack won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R), Wendy Barth (G) and Brian White (No Party Affiliation) in the general election.[11]
| U.S. House, Iowa District 2 General Election, 2008 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Dave Loebsack incumbent |
57.2% | 175,218 | |
| Republican | Mariannette Miller-Meeks | 38.8% | 118,778 | |
| Green | Wendy Barth | 2.2% | 6,664 | |
| Independent | Brian White | 1.8% | 5,437 | |
| Total Votes | 306,097 | |||
2006
On November 7, 2006, Dave Loebsack won election to the United States House. He defeated James A. Leach (R) in the general election.[12]
| U.S. House, Iowa District 2 General Election, 2006 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Dave Loebsack |
51.4% | 107,683 | |
| Republican | James A. Leach incumbent | 48.6% | 101,707 | |
| Total Votes | 209,390 | |||
2004
On November 2, 2004, James A. Leach won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Dave Franker (D) and Kevin Litten (L) in the general election.[13]
| U.S. House, Iowa District 2 General Election, 2004 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | James A. Leach incumbent |
58.9% | 176,684 | |
| Democratic | Dave Franker | 39.2% | 117,405 | |
| Libertarian | Kevin Litten | 1.9% | 5,586 | |
| N/A | Write-in | 0.1% | 206 | |
| Total Votes | 299,881 | |||
2002
On November 5, 2002, James A. Leach won election to the United States House. He defeated Julie Thomas (D) and Kevin Litten (L) in the general election.[14]
| U.S. House, Iowa District 2 General Election, 2002 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | James A. Leach |
52.2% | 108,130 | |
| Democratic | Julie Thomas | 45.7% | 94,767 | |
| Libertarian | Kevin Litten | 2% | 4,178 | |
| N/A | Write-in | 0% | 96 | |
| Total Votes | 207,171 | |||
2000
On November 7, 2000, Jim Nussle won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Donna L. Smith (D) and Albert W. Schoeman (L) in the general election.[15]
| U.S. House, Iowa District 2 General Election, 2000 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Jim Nussle |
55.4% | 139,906 | |
| Democratic | Donna L. Smith | 43.7% | 110,327 | |
| Libertarian | Albert W. Shoeman | 0.9% | 2,288 | |
| N/A | Write-in | 0% | 46 | |
| Total Votes | 252,567 | |||
Redistricting
2010-2011
- See also: Redistricting in Iowa
In 2011, the Iowa State Legislature re-drew the congressional districts based on updated population information from the 2010 census.
District analysis
- See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index
- See also: FiveThirtyEight's elasticity scores
The 2017 Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+1, meaning that in the previous two presidential elections, this district's results were 1 percentage point more Democratic than the national average. This made Iowa's 2nd Congressional District the 193rd most Democratic nationally.[16]
FiveThirtyEight's September 2018 elasticity score for states and congressional districts measured "how sensitive it is to changes in the national political environment." This district's elasticity score was 1.17. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 1.17 points toward that party.[17]
District demographics
The table below presents demographic data in Congressional Districts from the U.S. Census Bureau. Use the drop-down boxes on the right side of the table to sort the data by characteristic information and state. The tables were provided by the American Public Media Research Lab.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Demographic data were added to this page in 2013. Ballotpedia will update this page in 2021 after data from the 2020 Census become available.
- ↑ Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.
- ↑ United States Census Bureau, "Counties by Congressional Districts," accessed June 8, 2016
- ↑ The raw data for this study was provided by Dave Leip of Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
- ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Candidate Listing by Office," accessed March 19, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 QC Times "Lofgren announces 2nd Congressional District bid" accessed June 26, 2013
- ↑ Des Moines Register "Miller-Meeks might try again to unseat Loebsack" accessed June 26, 2013
- ↑ Iowa Secretary of State Elections, "Candidate List," accessed March 15, 2014
- ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map, Iowa"
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2008," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2006," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2004," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 2002," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2000," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "Introducing the 2017 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index," April 7, 2017
- ↑ FiveThirtyEight, "Election Update: The Most (And Least) Elastic States And Districts," September 6, 2018
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