Folletts leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About 78% of adults in Folletts typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Folletts, ~23% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Folletts compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Folletts leans more Republican than 46 of 73 neighbors.
Folletts runs about 27 points more Republican than Iowa as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Folletts. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+45) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+31), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Folletts 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 Folletts, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 87% of residents in Folletts drive to work alone, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
High-school completion, uninsured rate, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a low uninsured rate tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Folletts, IA does.
Why turnout in Folletts looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Folletts 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 67%, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Folletts have completed high school, above 93% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Shaffton, IA R+34
- Low Moor, IA R+44
- McCausland, IA R+38
- Princeton, IA R+31
- Cordova, IL R+30
- Camanche, IA R+33
- Elvira, IA R+47
- Albany, IL R+37
- Park View, IA R+31
- Long Grove, IA R+33
Cities with Similar Populations
- Crane Lake, MN D+11
- Crossroads, VA R+41
- Stuttgart, KS R+76
- Glendon, NC R+57
- Edenton, KY R+60
- Rapides, LA R+21
- Kossuth, IA R+28
- Tarryall, CO R+9
- Lastrup, MN R+73
- Boaz, WI R+25
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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.