Cornelia leans heavily Republican by roughly 50 points: about 25% of voters vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 83% of adults in Cornelia typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cornelia, ~21% vote Democratic, ~62% Republican, and ~17% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cornelia compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Cornelia leans more Republican than 16 of 38 neighbors.
Cornelia runs about 36 points more Republican than Iowa as a whole.
Why Cornelia 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 Cornelia, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 85% of households in Cornelia are family households, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Cornelia sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 5%, below 78% of cities).
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Cornelia, IA sits above the national average 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 Cornelia looks the way it does
Turnout in Cornelia 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.
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- Clarion, IA R+37
- Belmond, IA R+35
- Holmes, IA R+46
- Rowan, IA R+53
- Galt, IA R+51
- Goodell, IA R+51
- Kanawha, IA R+52
- Goldfield, IA R+41
- Alexander, IA R+56
- Meservey, IA R+47
Cities with Similar Populations
- Georgeville, PA R+68
- Alleene, AR R+75
- Wyoming, NE R+54
- Cibola, AZ R+47
- Elvira, IL R+54
- Little Sandy, KY R+60
- Rock Creek, OR R+51
- Marianna, MS R+6
- Cedar Crest, OK R+57
- Gordy, GA R+52
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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.