Exline is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 90% of adults in Exline typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Exline, ~19% vote Democratic, ~71% Republican, and ~10% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Exline compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Exline leans more Republican than 17 of 50 neighbors.
Exline runs about 44 points more Republican than Iowa as a whole.
Why Exline 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 Exline, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Exline sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 98% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 8 points above the Iowa average of 91%.
Developed land and Republican lean
Places with a rural land-use pattern tend to lean Republican; Exline, IA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Developed land does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Exline looks the way it does
Turnout in Exline 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
- Thirty, IA R+46
- Cincinnati, IA R+58
- Centerville, IA R+34
- Omaha, MO R+73
- Sunshine, IA R+53
- Forbush, IA R+46
- Moulton, IA R+53
- Numa, IA R+58
- Udell, IA R+51
Cities with Similar Populations
- New Buffalo, OH R+17
- Oral Lake, WV R+57
- Jackson, NE R+54
- Corona, SD R+56
- Stoy, IL R+60
- Pope Air Force Base, NC R+12
- Irwin, ID R+62
- Eden, MS R+51
- Mineral Springs, PA R+60
- Evan, MN R+67
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.