Cedar Rapids is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 75% of adults in Cedar Rapids typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cedar Rapids, ~11% vote Democratic, ~64% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cedar Rapids compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Cedar Rapids leans more Republican than 9 of 18 neighbors.
Cedar Rapids runs about 49 points more Republican than Nebraska as a whole.
Why Cedar Rapids 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 Cedar Rapids, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 12% of adults in Cedar Rapids hold a bachelor's degree, about 15 points below the Nebraska average of 27%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Cedar Rapids, NE sits below the national average on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Cedar Rapids looks the way it does
Turnout in Cedar Rapids 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
- Primrose, NE R+69
- Belgrade, NE R+69
- Albion, NE R+59
- Boone, NE R+71
- Loretto, NE R+69
- Spalding, NE R+70
- St. Edward, NE R+63
- Fullerton, NE R+57
- Wolbach, NE R+70
- Greeley, NE R+69
Cities with Similar Populations
- Germania, WI R+38
- Frog Jump, TN R+70
- Laketon, IN R+61
- Brunswick Naval Air Station, ME D+23
- Sheridan, TX R+69
- Mench, PA R+73
- Dagus, PA R+47
- Hillsborough Center, NH R+22
- Belcher, KY R+64
- Briny Breezes, FL R+14
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Nebraska 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.