Ames, IA politics & representatives
Ames is represented in Congress by Senators Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst and Representative Randy Feenstra. Kim Reynolds is governor.
Who represents Ames in Washington and in Iowa, with how to reach each office.
How Story County voted in 2024
Official results for all of Story County. Ames's own results aren't published in a form we can match to the town exactly, so these are the county's.
President 49,200 votes
Iowa: Trump 55.7%, Harris 42.5%
U.S. House · Iowa's 4th District 372,697 votes
Whole-district result
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab, official 2024 precinct returns (statewide totals from its official state files). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren't counted.
Who represents Ames in Congress
U.S. Senate Both senators represent all of Iowa
U.S. House · Iowa's 4th District
Who represents Ames in state government
State Senate · District 25 Covers about 87% of Ames
State Senate · District 24 Covers about 13% of Ames
State House · District 49 Covers about 55% of Ames
State House · District 50 Covers about 32% of Ames
State House · District 48 Covers about 13% of Ames
Ames is split between state legislative districts. Find yours by address ↗
Ames's own government: Town Hall →
Sources: congressional and state legislative districts from the U.S. Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); members of Congress from the congress-legislators project (portraits public domain); governors and state legislators from Open States. Districts are matched to Ames by land area, so if the town is split, your street decides which one is yours.