Floris is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 86% of adults in Floris typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Floris, ~18% vote Democratic, ~68% Republican, and ~14% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Floris compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Floris leans more Republican than 39 of 50 neighbors.
Floris runs about 45 points more Republican than Iowa as a whole.
Why Floris 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 Floris, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 12% of adults in Floris hold a bachelor's degree, about 12 points below the Iowa average of 24%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in Floris are family households, above 88% of cities.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Floris, IA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Floris looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 92% of households in Floris own their home, about 10 points above the Iowa average of 81%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
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- Eldon, IA R+43
- Agency, IA R+44
- Bloomfield, IA R+56
- Drakesville, IA R+61
- Ottumwa, IA R+20
- Cliffland, IA R+35
- Selma, IA R+57
- Dahlonega, IA R+44
- West Grove, IA R+61
Cities with Similar Populations
- Red Stone, GA R+60
- Purgitsville, WV R+65
- Susan, VA R+39
- Stokes, NC R+25
- San Felipe, TX R+34
- Jasper, MN R+61
- Verdigre, NE R+63
- Zora, MO R+67
- Steele, ND R+59
- Millen Bay, NY R+17
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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.