Cartersville leans heavily Republican by roughly 42 points: about 29% of voters vote Democratic and 71% Republican.
About 89% of adults in Cartersville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cartersville, ~26% vote Democratic, ~63% Republican, and ~11% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cartersville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Cartersville leans more Republican than 23 of 45 neighbors.
Cartersville runs about 29 points more Republican than Iowa as a whole.
Why Cartersville 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 Cartersville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 85% of residents in Cartersville 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; Cartersville, 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 Cartersville looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Cartersville 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 91% of households in Cartersville own their home, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hanford, IA R+40
- Dougherty, IA R+47
- Rockwell, IA R+35
- Rockford, IA R+41
- Oakwood, IA R+50
- Portland, IA R+22
- Nora Springs, IA R+37
- Sheffield, IA R+45
- Marble Rock, IA R+50
- Mason City, IA R+9
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zigler, WV R+58
- Century, WV R+64
- Oxbo, WI R+33
- Center Hill, IL R+34
- Cravens, AR R+69
- New Lancaster, KS R+59
- Burnt Prairie, IL R+68
- Valier, PA R+71
- Neath, PA R+59
- Piney Fork, KY R+71
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.