| State: | Iowa |
| District Number: | 2 |
| Image Caption: | Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023 |
| Representative: | Ashley Hinson |
| Party: | Republican |
| Residence: | Marion |
| Percent Urban: | 66.06 |
| Percent Rural: | 33.94 |
| Population: | 791,219 |
| Population Year: | 2023 |
| Median Income: | $69,384[1] |
| Percent White: | 85.9 |
| Percent Hispanic: | 3.8 |
| Percent Black: | 4.6 |
| Percent Asian: | 1.5 |
| Percent More Than One Race: | 3.3 |
| Percent Other Race: | 0.8 |
| Cpvi: | 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.
Election results from statewide races:
| Office | Year | District result | Winner | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Statewide | Nationwide | |||||
| President | 2000 | Al Gore 53% – George W. Bush 43% | Gore | Bush | ||
| 2004 | John Kerry 55% – George W. Bush 44% | Bush | ||||
| 2008 | Barack Obama 60% – John McCain 38% | Obama | Obama | |||
| 2012 | Barack Obama 56% – Mitt Romney 43% | |||||
| 2016 | Donald J. Trump 49% – Hillary Clinton 44% | Trump | Trump | |||
| 2020 | Donald J. Trump 51% – Joe Biden 47% | Biden | ||||
| U.S. Senator | 2014 | Joni Ernst 49% – Bruce Braley 47% | Ernst | n/a | ||
| 2016 | Chuck Grassley 56.2% – Patty Judge 39.4% | Grassley | ||||
| 2020 | Joni Ernst 49.2% – Theresa Greenfield 47.7% | Ernst | ||||
| 2022 | Chuck Grassley 54.6% – Michael Franken 45.3% | Grassley | ||||
| Governor | 2014 | Terry Branstad 57% – Jack Hatch 40% | Branstad | |||
| 2018 | Kim Reynolds 50.7% – Fred Hubbell 47.3% | Reynolds | ||||
The 2nd district includes all of the following counties:
| 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 |
| Member | Party | Term | Cong ress | Electoral history | Location | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District created March 4, 1847 | |||||||||
Shepherd Leffler | Democratic | March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1851 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1846. Re-elected in 1848. Retired. | 1847–1849 | |||||
| 1849–1859 | |||||||||
| align=left | Lincoln Clark | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 | Elected in 1850. Lost re-election. | ||||
| align=left | John P. Cook | Whig | nowrap | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 | Elected in 1852. Retired. | ||||
| align=left | James Thorington | Whig | nowrap | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 | Elected in 1854. Lost renomination. | ||||
| align=left | Timothy Davis | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859 | Elected in 1856. Retired. | ||||
| align=left | William Vandever | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863 | Elected in 1858. Re-elected in 1860. Retired. | 1859–1863 | |||
| align=left | Hiram Price | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1869 | Elected in 1862. Re-elected in 1864. Re-elected in 1866. Retired. | 1863–1873 | |||
| align=left | William Smyth | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1869 – September 30, 1870 | Elected in 1868. Died. | ||||
| Vacant | nowrap | September 30, 1870 – December 6, 1870 | |||||||
| align=left | William P. Wolf | Republican | nowrap | December 6, 1870 – March 3, 1871 | Elected to finish Smyth's term. Retired. | ||||
Aylett R. Cotton | Republican | March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1875 | Elected in 1870. Re-elected in 1872. Lost renomination. | ||||||
| 1873–1887 Cedar, Clinton, Jackson, Jones, Muscatine, and Scott counties | |||||||||
| align=left | John Q. Tufts | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877 | Elected in 1874. Retired. | ||||
| align=left | Hiram Price | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1881 | Elected in 1876. Re-elected in 1878. Retired. | ||||
| align=left | Sewall S. Farwell | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883 | Elected in 1880. Lost re-election. | ||||
| align=left | Jeremiah H. Murphy | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887 | Elected in 1882. Re-elected in 1884. Lost renomination. | ||||
| align=left | Walter I. Hayes | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1895 | 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 | |||
| align=left | George M. Curtis | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1899 | Elected in 1894. Re-elected in 1896. Retired. | ||||
| align=left | Joseph R. Lane | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1901 | Elected in 1898. Retired. | ||||
| align=left | John N. W. Rumple | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1901 – January 31, 1903 | Elected in 1900. Retired and died before next term. | ||||
| Vacant | nowrap | January 31, 1903 – March 3, 1903 | |||||||
| align=left | Martin J. Wade | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905 | Elected in 1902. Lost re-election. | ||||
| align=left | Albert F. Dawson | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1911 | Elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Retired. | ||||
| align=left | Irvin S. Pepper | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1911 – December 22, 1913 | Elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912. Died. | ||||
| Vacant | nowrap | December 22, 1913 – February 10, 1914 | |||||||
| align=left | Henry Vollmer | Democratic | nowrap | February 10, 1914 – March 3, 1915 | Elected to finish Pepper's term. Retired. | ||||
| align=left | Harry E. Hull | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1925 | Elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Lost renomination. | ||||
| align=left | F. Dickinson Letts | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1931 | Elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Lost re-election. | ||||
Bernhard M. Jacobsen | Democratic | March 4, 1931 – June 30, 1936 | Elected in 1930. Re-elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Died. | ||||||
| 1933–1943 | |||||||||
| Vacant | nowrap | June 30, 1936 – January 3, 1937 | |||||||
| align=left | William S. Jacobsen | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1943 | Elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Lost re-election. | ||||
| align=left | Henry O. Talle | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1959 | Redistricted from the 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 | |||
| align=left | Leonard G. Wolf | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1961 | Elected in 1958. Lost re-election. | ||||
James E. Bromwell | Republican | January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1965 | Elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Lost re-election. | ||||||
| 1963–1973 | |||||||||
John Culver | Democratic | January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1975 | 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 | |||||||||
| align=left | Mike Blouin | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1979 | Elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Lost re-election. | ||||
Tom Tauke | Republican | January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1991 | 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 | |||||||||
Jim Nussle | Republican | January 3, 1991 – January 3, 2003 | 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 . | ||||||
| 1993–2003 | |||||||||
| align=left | Jim Leach | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2007 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Lost re-election. | 2003–2013 | |||
Dave Loebsack | Democratic | January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2021 | 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 | |||||||||
| align=left | Mariannette Miller-Meeks | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 2021 – January 3, 2023 | Elected in 2020. Redistricted to the . | ||||
| align=left | Ashley Hinson | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 2023 – present | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 2022. Re-elected in 2024. | 2023–present: northeast quadrant of the state | |||
See main article: 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa.
See main article: 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa.