Atalissa leans heavily Republican by roughly 38 points: about 31% of voters vote Democratic and 69% Republican.
About 80% of adults in Atalissa typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Atalissa, ~25% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Atalissa compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Atalissa leans more Republican than 41 of 53 neighbors.
Atalissa runs about 25 points more Republican than Iowa as a whole.
Why Atalissa 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 Atalissa, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 11% of adults in Atalissa hold a bachelor's degree, about 13 points below the Iowa average of 24%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 83% of households in Atalissa are family households, above 94% of cities.
Population density, never-married share, and Republican lean
Places that combine low population density and a never-married-heavy adult population tend to lean Republican, as Atalissa, IA does.
Why turnout in Atalissa looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Atalissa 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 93% of households in Atalissa own their home, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Moscow, IA R+38
- West Liberty, IA R+7
- Rochester, IA R+38
- Wilton, IA R+27
- Nichols, IA R+35
- Springdale, IA R+37
- Pleasant Prairie, IA R+36
- Downey, IA R+28
- Muscatine, IA R+11
- Sweetland Center, IA R+37
Cities with Similar Populations
- Ritchey, MO R+69
- Pleasanton, OH R+33
- Aurelian Springs, NC Even
- Mountain Grove, AL R+81
- Round Top, VA R+67
- Wibaux, MT R+75
- Woodlawn, LA R+80
- Lamar, PA R+63
- Highland Hills, OH D+85
- Bon Air, AL R+29
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.