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Iowa's 3rd District

Who represents Iowa's 3rd District, the federal money flowing to it, and what's on the ballot next. Data is coverage-honest — sections fill in as they land.

Your representatives

Data from Congress.gov

Where it is

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Demographics

Data from Census ACS — ACS 5-year, 2023

Population
806,699
Median household income
$79,204
Median age
37.3 yrs
Bachelor's degree or higher
36.0%

Race & ethnicity

  • White 664,337 · 82.4%
  • Black 42,386 · 5.3%
  • Native American 2,125 · 0.3%
  • Asian 30,754 · 3.8%
  • Pacific Islander 961 · 0.1%
  • Other 20,319 · 2.5%
  • Two or more races 45,817 · 5.7%

Hispanic or Latino origin (any race): 67,022 · 8.3%. Ethnicity is counted separately from race, so it doesn't add to the bars above.

Federal money to the district

Data from USAspending — $4,392,259,916 in FY

Federal spending in Iowa's 3rd District by fiscal year
FYFederal spending
2017$5,356,210,000
2018$5,439,091,603
2019$6,263,594,469
2020$7,106,841,362
2021$7,598,050,697
2022$5,599,885,476
2023$5,798,869,358
2024$5,474,767,448
2025$6,373,691,549
2026$4,392,259,916
  • FY2021$7,598,050,69712.8%
  • FY2020$7,106,841,36212.0%
  • FY2025$6,373,691,54910.7%
  • FY2019$6,263,594,46910.5%
  • FY2023$5,798,869,3589.8%
  • FY2022$5,599,885,4769.4%
  • FY2024$5,474,767,4489.2%
  • FY2018$5,439,091,6039.2%
  • FY2017$5,356,210,0009.0%
  • FY2026$4,392,259,9167.4%

Federal buildings in this district

Data from GSA IOLP — 27 federal assets (14 owned, 13 leased) the government owns or leases here. We locate, we don't assess.

  • NEAL SMITH FEDERAL BUILDING Owned · DES MOINES · 361,994 sq ft
  • DES MOINES COURTHOUSE Owned · DES MOINES · 199,300 sq ft
  • WESTOWN CITY CENTER Leased · WEST DES MOINES · 34,524 sq ft
  • WESTOWN CITY CENTER Owned · WEST DES MOINES · 34,524 sq ft
  • BUILDING 14 - SATURN Leased · URBANDALE · 27,693 sq ft
  • BUILDING 14 - SATURN Owned · URBANDALE · 27,693 sq ft

See all federal assets in Iowa's 3rd District →

Upcoming elections

Election administration

Who administers elections in Iowa, and where to check how and when to vote. Elections are run by the state, not the federal government.

Data from EAC · NASS · NASED

How to vote here

Past elections

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