Beacon leans heavily Republican by roughly 50 points: about 25% of voters vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Beacon typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Beacon, ~18% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Beacon compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Beacon leans more Republican than 26 of 54 neighbors.
Beacon runs about 37 points more Republican than Iowa as a whole.
Why Beacon 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 Beacon, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 85% of residents in Beacon drive to work alone, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Beacon, 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 Beacon looks the way it does
Turnout in Beacon 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
- Oskaloosa, IA R+30
- University Park, IA R+37
- Wright, IA R+54
- Eddyville, IA R+48
- Keomah Village, IA R+53
- Leighton, IA R+50
- Olivet, IA R+53
- Cedar, IA R+53
- Bussey, IA R+52
- Tracy, IA R+50
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zuehl, TX R+40
- Plattekill, NY R+16
- Freeman, VA D+28
- Hinkley, CA R+41
- New Kingstown, PA R+14
- Ketchums Corner, NY R+13
- Quechee, VT D+12
- Stoddert, VA R+23
- Bruno, OK R+77
- Patman, TX R+76
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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.