Freeman, IA Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Freeman

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Freeman leans heavily Republican by roughly 38 points: about 31% of voters vote Democratic and 69% Republican.

 

About 87% of adults in Freeman typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Freeman, ~27% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~13% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Freeman compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Freeman leans more Republican than 21 of 48 neighbors.

Freeman runs about 24 points more Republican than Iowa as a whole.

Why Freeman leans the way it does

Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Freeman. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.

Walkability and Republican lean

Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Freeman, IA sits in the bottom tenth 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 Freeman looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Freeman 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 72%, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Freeman have completed high school, above 96% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.