52595 leans heavily Republican by roughly 32 points: about 34% of voters vote Democratic and 66% Republican.
About more than 99% of adults in 52595 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 52595, ~35% vote Democratic, ~67% Republican, and ~-2% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 52595 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 52595 is the least Republican-leaning.
52595 runs about 18 points more Republican than Iowa as a whole.
Why 52595 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 52595, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 83% of residents in 52595 drive to work alone, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; 52595, IA sits in the top tenth 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 52595 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 52595 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 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. 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.