50514 leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 94% of adults in 50514 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 50514, ~24% vote Democratic, ~70% Republican, and ~6% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 50514 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 50514 is the least Republican-leaning.
50514 runs about 34 points more Republican than Iowa as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 50514. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+57) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+44), a spread of about 12 points.
Why 50514 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 50514, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 84% of residents in 50514 drive to work alone, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; 50514, IA sits above the national average on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in 50514 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 50514 is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 66%, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in 50514 have completed high school, above 96% of zip codes. 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.