Iowa's 15th Senate district


The 15th District of the Iowa Senate is located in central Iowa, and is currently composed of part of the city of Des Moines in Polk County.

Current elected officials

Tony Bisignano is the senator currently representing the 15th District.
The area of the 15th District contains two Iowa House of Representatives districts:
The district is also located in Iowa's 3rd congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Zach Nunn.

Historical district boundaries

Source:
MapDescriptionYears effectiveNotes
Black Hawk County
Buchanan County

Clayton County
Delaware County
Dubuque County
Fayette County
1846-1849From 1846 to 1857, district numbering was not utilized by the Iowa State Legislature. This convention was added with the passing of the 1857 Iowa Constitution. Numbering of districts pre-1857 is done as a matter of historic convenience.
Allamakee
Black Hawk County
Buchanan County

Clayton County
Delaware County
Dubuque County
Fayette County
Winneshiek County
1850-1851
Madison County
Marion County
Warren County
1852-1855
Keokuk County1856-1859
Washington County1860-1863
Muscatine County1864-1867
Washington County1868-1873
Lousia County
Washington County
1874-1877
Louisa County1878-1883
Marion County1884-1887
Marion County
Monroe County
1888-1962
Pottawattamie County1963-1966
Scott County1967-1970Beginning with the 62nd General Assembly, Iowa implemented a temporary measure to meet the requirements of Reynolds v. Sims. Under this plan, each senate district received one senator, except for seven major cities, which received additional senators based on population. Senate District 15 in Davenport had two senators until 1970.
Calhoun County
Webster County
1971-1972In 1970, the Iowa Legislature passed an amendment to the Iowa Constitution setting forth the rules for legislative redistricting in order to abide by the rules established by the Reynolds v. Sims Supreme Court case. The first reapportionment map created by the Republican controlled legislature was deemed unconstitutional, but was still used for the 1970 election.
Linn County 1973-1982
Cerro Gordo County
Chickasaw County
Floyd County
Howard County
Mitchell County
1983-1992
Chickasaw County
Floyd County
Howard County
Mitchell County
Winneshiek County
1993-2002
Johnson County
2003-2012
Jasper County
  • Excluding
  • *Elk Creek Township
  • *Fairview Township
  • *Lynn Grove Township
  • *Palo Alto Township
  • *Lynnville
  • *Monroe
  • *Reasnor
  • *Sully
  • Polk County
    -
    Polk County
  • Des Moines
  • 2023-present-