Elliott leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Elliott typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Elliott, ~19% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Elliott compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Elliott leans more Republican than 17 of 36 neighbors.
Elliott runs about 35 points more Republican than Iowa as a whole.
Why Elliott 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 Elliott, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Elliott, about 98% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 26 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 9 points below the Iowa average of 24%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 87% of residents in Elliott drive to work alone, above 88% of cities.
Population density, never-married share, and Republican lean
Places that combine low population density and a never-married-heavy adult population tend to lean Republican, as Elliott, IA does.
Why turnout in Elliott looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Elliott 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 70%, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Elliott have completed high school, above 89% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Stennett, IA R+49
- Griswold, IA R+49
- Wales, IA R+50
- Grant, IA R+49
- Lyman, IA R+50
- Red Oak, IA R+37
- Lewis, IA R+49
- Stanton, IA R+46
- Hawthorne, IA R+51
- Carson, IA R+45
Cities with Similar Populations
- Cochrane, WI R+32
- Ransom, IL R+42
- Vidette, GA Even
- Frederika, IA R+45
- Raysal, WV R+75
- Mingo, OH R+58
- Union, WV R+59
- Wa-Ni Village, TN R+66
- Ouzinkie, AK R+12
- Petrolia, KS R+56
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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.