52569 leans heavily Republican by roughly 50 points: about 25% of voters vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 84% of adults in 52569 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 52569, ~21% vote Democratic, ~63% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 52569 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 52569 leans more Republican than 3 of 9 neighbors.
52569 runs about 36 points more Republican than Iowa as a whole.
Why 52569 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 52569, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. 52569 sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 98% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 7 points above the Iowa average of 91%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; 52569, IA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in 52569 looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 89% of households in 52569 own their home, about 7 points above the Iowa average of 81%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in 52569 have completed high school, above 81% 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.