52650 leans heavily Republican by roughly 44 points: about 28% of voters vote Democratic and 72% Republican.
About 84% of adults in 52650 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 52650, ~24% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 52650 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 52650 leans more Republican than 9 of 13 neighbors.
52650 runs about 30 points more Republican than Iowa as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 52650. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+51) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+39), a spread of about 12 points.
Why 52650 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 52650, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 95% of residents in 52650 drive to work alone, about 21 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 74% of households in 52650 are family households, above 76% of zip codes.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; 52650, IA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 52650 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 52650 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%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 90% of households in 52650 own their home, above 86% of zip codes. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in 52650 have completed high school, above 83% 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.