East Amana leans Republican by roughly 20 points: about 40% of voters vote Democratic and 60% Republican.
About 84% of adults in East Amana typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in East Amana, ~34% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How East Amana compares
Among cities within 25 miles, East Amana leans more Republican than 23 of 55 neighbors.
East Amana runs about 6 points more Republican than Iowa as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within East Amana. The west side is the most split-leaning (R+32) and the southeast side is the least split-leaning (R+2), a spread of about 29 points.
Why East Amana 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 East Amana, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 75% of households in East Amana are family households, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; East Amana, IA sits in the top tenth 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 East Amana looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. East Amana 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 73%, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 91% of households in East Amana own their home, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in East Amana have completed high school, above 97% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Middle Amana, IA R+33
- Walford, IA R+30
- Amana, IA R+34
- Homestead, IA R+30
- Swisher, IA R+4
- Norway, IA R+37
- South Amana, IA R+34
- Oxford, IA R+2
- Fairfax, IA R+11
- Shueyville, IA R+6
Cities with Similar Populations
- Rice Hill, OR R+44
- Emmons, MN R+31
- Huntington, OR R+59
- Friedheim, MO R+75
- Opine, AL R+88
- McClelland, IA R+47
- Sugar Grove, WI R+23
- East Bonne Terre, MO R+56
- Clatonia, NE R+58
- Kroschel, MN R+48
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.