Iowa
STATE HOUSE
STATE SENATE
CHAMBER MAKEUP
Democrats: 36
Republicans: 64
CHAMBER MAKEUP
Democrats: 16
Republicans: 33
2024
Ensuring that Iowans have access to birth control and In Vitro Fertilization, and that our kids have a high-quality public education, are issues reflected and supported by the majority of all Iowans — who want the legislature to focus on the things that matter to them. If there was more balance in the legislature, we would be able to protect those things proactively, so that Iowans wouldn’t have to worry.”
While the rightwing holds majorities in both chambers in Iowa, we believe our strategic investments in the Iowa legislature could help lawmakers stop some of the most harmful, extreme policies from becoming law. That’s why The States Project is working to build power for state lawmakers committed to protecting personal freedoms, including abortion access, defending democracy, and other policies that will improve the lives of all Iowans.
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Power our ability to select and invest in majority-making districts that can help build and defend governing power for state lawmakers committed to safeguarding our democracy, protecting personal freedoms, and improving lives across the country.
2020
- A candidate we supported, who previously lost to an incumbent two years ago, flipped their seat to join the Iowa House of Representatives.
- While candidates we supported outperformed Democrats overall in contested races by about 1 percent, there was one major over-performer, coming within 1 percent in a district that Biden lost by more than 20 percent.
