50206 is a Republican stronghold. About 25% of voters here vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 88% of adults in 50206 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 50206, ~22% vote Democratic, ~66% Republican, and ~12% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 50206 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 50206 is the most Republican-leaning.
50206 runs about 37 points more Republican than Iowa as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 50206. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+52) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+42), a spread of about 10 points.
Why 50206 leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per zip code to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for 50206, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. 50206 sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 6 points above the Iowa average of 91%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; 50206, IA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 50206 looks the way it does
Turnout in 50206 sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Iowa Secretary of State, Elections, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.