52728 leans Republican by roughly 26 points: about 37% of voters vote Democratic and 63% Republican.
About 92% of adults in 52728 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 52728, ~34% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~8% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 52728 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 52728 leans more Republican than 14 of 21 neighbors.
52728 runs about 12 points more Republican than Iowa as a whole.
Why 52728 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 52728, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 85% of residents in 52728 drive to work alone, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in 52728 are family households, above 79% of zip codes.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; 52728, IA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in 52728 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 52728 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 71%, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 90% of households in 52728 own their home, compared to around 71% in nearby 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.