Alta Vista leans heavily Republican by roughly 46 points: about 27% of voters vote Democratic and 73% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Alta Vista typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Alta Vista, ~18% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Alta Vista compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Alta Vista leans more Republican than 34 of 47 neighbors.
Alta Vista runs about 33 points more Republican than Iowa as a whole.
Why Alta Vista leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Alta Vista, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Alta Vista, about 96% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 7 points below the Iowa average of 24%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Alta Vista, 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 Alta Vista looks the way it does
Turnout in Alta Vista sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Elma, IA R+48
- North Washington, IA R+46
- Lourdes, IA R+48
- Jerico, IA R+46
- Colwell, IA R+44
- Ionia, IA R+44
- New Haven, IA R+49
- New Hampton, IA R+35
- Chickasaw, IA R+44
Cities with Similar Populations
- Neyami, GA R+38
- Rule, TX R+77
- Humble City, NM R+72
- Beaumont, VA R+30
- Galesville, MD R+8
- Jerry City, OH R+50
- Marquand, MO R+69
- Twin Groves, ID R+67
- Hinckley, ME R+28
- Echo, WV R+67
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.