Bondurant leans Republican by roughly 18 points: about 41% of voters vote Democratic and 59% Republican.
About 84% of adults in Bondurant typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bondurant, ~34% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bondurant compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Bondurant leans more Republican than 20 of 65 neighbors.
Bondurant runs about 5 points more Republican than Iowa as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Bondurant. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+31) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+12), a spread of about 19 points.
Why Bondurant 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 Bondurant, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Bondurant votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 36%, well above the Iowa average of 16%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Bondurant are family households, above 83% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Bondurant, IA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Bondurant looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Bondurant 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 75%, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 91% of households in Bondurant own their home, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Bondurant have completed high school, above 90% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Santiago, IA R+27
- Altoona, IA R+5
- Berwick, IA R+27
- Mitchellville, IA R+22
- Elkhart, IA R+34
- Ivy, IA R+32
- Valeria, IA R+42
- Ankeny, IA R+3
- Pleasant Hill, IA R+8
- Enterprise, IA R+34
Cities with Similar Populations
- Orchard Mesa, CO R+27
- Cottontown, TN R+62
- Marshville, NC R+37
- Slingerlands, NY D+29
- Westwego, LA R+11
- Lanoka Harbor, NJ R+42
- Washington, IA R+25
- Congers, NY R+7
- August, CA D+15
- Germantown, OH R+51
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.