Iowa became the 29th state on December 28, 1846.

Its civic identity is closely tied to agriculture, small towns, county government, schools, renewable energy, manufacturing, universities, and presidential nomination politics. Public decisions about land, water, rural hospitals, school districts, roads, broadband, and workforce needs often shape daily life more than national headlines suggest. The tools below connect that context to something usable: Iowa’s current representatives and the official channels for tracking state decisions.

Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain

State Motto
U.S. Representatives4Population-based districts
U.S. Senators2Same for every state
StatehoodDecember 28, 184629th state admitted
Federal Delegation

Iowa's voice in Congress.

Every state has two senators. Its number of representatives is set by population and can change after each census.

6Members total
4Districts
119thCurrent Congress
About Congress About the Senate About the House State Election Office

Iowa's Delegation

Choose a member to see their contact information, congressional work, and committee assignments.

Senator

Chuck Grassley (Republican)

Senator

Joni Ernst (Republican)

District 1

Mariannette Miller-Meeks (Republican)

District 2

Ashley Hinson (Republican)

District 3

Zachary Nunn (Republican)

District 4

Randy Feenstra (Republican)

The states are the laboratories of democracy.

Justice Louis Brandeis

State Leadership

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Governor

Kim Reynolds (Republican)

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Lieutenant Governor

Chris Cournoyer (Republican)

Quick Facts

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Capital

Des Moines

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Population

Approximately 3.24 million

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Electoral votes

6

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Congressional districts

4

Official Links

Use these sources to check current state records, filings, elections, and public notices.

IA.gov

Official Iowa state government portal.

Iowa Legislature

State bill text, committee schedules, and session information.

Elections Office

Elections, voter registration, and official filings.

Congress.gov

Federal bill text, actions, sponsors, and public laws.

How Iowa government works

Iowa government works through executive agencies, the state legislature, and state courts. Use this tab to choose the right path: agencies for services, the legislature for bills and hearings, and courts for cases, records, forms, and legal-help resources.

Executive Branch

Governor, agencies, and public services

Iowa’s executive branch is led by the governor and supported by statewide offices, departments, boards, and agencies. This is usually the best starting point for public services, licenses, benefits, public safety, transportation, revenue, employment, education, and other state-administered programs.

Legislative Branch

Iowa General Assembly

Iowa’s legislature introduces bills, holds committee hearings, debates policy, approves state budgets, conducts oversight, and represents districts across Iowa.

Judicial Branch

Courts, records, and legal help

Iowa’s judicial branch handles trial-court cases, appeals, court administration, records, forms, and legal-help resources. Visitors dealing with a court date, filing, case search, legal form, or self-help question should start with the official state judiciary resources.

Iowa voting guide

This state-page tab brings together practical voting resources for Iowa voters. You can register or update your registration, check registration status, find where to vote, review ballot resources, learn about mail or absentee voting, and use official election-calendar links for final deadlines and dates.

Voting Tools

Plain-language tools that open inside this state voting tab.

IA Links

Official Iowa election-office links for deadlines, registration, polling places, ballots, accessibility, rights, and state election calendars.

Official election officeRegister to vote or update registrationCheck registration statusAbsentee, mail, and early voting informationFind your polling placeFind ballot and election informationVoting accessibility resourcesVoting rights resourcesElection calendar and dates

While we do our best to provide accurate information, be sure to use your official state election calendar for final details.