Estherville leans heavily Republican by roughly 32 points: about 34% of voters vote Democratic and 66% Republican.
About more than 99% of adults in Estherville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Estherville, ~34% vote Democratic, ~66% Republican, and ~0% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Estherville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Estherville leans more Republican than 8 of 41 neighbors.
Estherville runs about 18 points more Republican than Iowa as a whole.
Why Estherville 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 Estherville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Estherville votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 40%, well above the Iowa average of 16%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Estherville sits in the bottom quarter (about 13%, below 85% of cities).
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Estherville, IA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Estherville looks the way it does
Turnout in Estherville 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
- Huntington, IA R+48
- Superior, IA R+45
- Gruver, IA R+52
- Wallingford, IA R+49
- Terril, IA R+49
- Petersburg, MN R+53
- Dolliver, IA R+53
- Dunnell, MN R+56
- Maple Hill, IA R+53
- Graettinger, IA R+45
Cities with Similar Populations
- Falkville, AL R+79
- Carthage, NY R+27
- Lebanon, ME R+34
- New Windsor, MD R+30
- Montague, MI R+22
- Steelton, PA D+40
- Appomattox, VA R+40
- Wautoma, WI R+24
- Finley, WA R+41
- Lower Allen, PA Even
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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.