52217 leans heavily Republican by roughly 46 points: about 27% of voters vote Democratic and 73% Republican.
About 83% of adults in 52217 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 52217, ~22% vote Democratic, ~61% Republican, and ~17% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 52217 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 52217 leans more Republican than 10 of 11 neighbors.
52217 runs about 32 points more Republican than Iowa as a whole.
Why 52217 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 52217, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 84% of households in 52217 are family households, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; 52217, IA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 52217 looks the way it does
Turnout in 52217 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.