Drakesville is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Drakesville typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Drakesville, ~12% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Drakesville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Drakesville leans more Republican than 37 of 49 neighbors.
Drakesville runs about 47 points more Republican than Iowa as a whole.
Why Drakesville 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 Drakesville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Drakesville, about 95% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 10 points below the Iowa average of 24%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Drakesville are family households, above 81% of cities.
Non-English at home and voter turnout
Places with a low non-English-at-home share tend to turn out at a higher rate; Drakesville, IA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Drakesville looks the way it does
Turnout in Drakesville 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
- Paris, IA R+64
- Bloomfield, IA R+56
- West Grove, IA R+61
- Floris, IA R+58
- Unionville, IA R+53
- Mark, IA R+62
- Blakesburg, IA R+53
- Monterey, IA R+64
- Cliffland, IA R+35
- Moulton, IA R+53
Cities with Similar Populations
- Rauville, SD R+56
- Milmay, NJ R+37
- White Deer, TX R+86
- Sand Spring, PA R+36
- Marlboro, OH R+52
- Mount Upton, NY R+41
- Rensselaer Falls, NY R+25
- Wood Heights, MO R+56
- Tamworth, NH D+3
- Wigginsville, TX R+62
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.