Boxholm, IA Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Boxholm

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Boxholm leans heavily Republican by roughly 44 points: about 28% of voters vote Democratic and 72% Republican.

 

About 74% of adults in Boxholm typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Boxholm, ~21% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Boxholm compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Boxholm leans more Republican than 32 of 54 neighbors.

Boxholm runs about 31 points more Republican than Iowa as a whole.

Why Boxholm 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 Boxholm, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Boxholm, about 95% 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%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 80% of households in Boxholm are family households, above 89% of cities.

Preventive-care access and voter turnout

Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Boxholm, IA sits in the top quarter 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 Boxholm looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Boxholm 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%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Boxholm have completed high school, above 95% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.