Freeport leans slightly Republican by roughly 12 points: about 44% of voters vote Democratic and 56% Republican.
About 90% of adults in Freeport typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Freeport, ~40% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~10% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Freeport compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Freeport leans more Republican than 1 of 52 neighbors.
Politically, Freeport sits close to the rest of Iowa.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Freeport. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+23) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+3), a spread of about 20 points.
Why Freeport 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 Freeport, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 77% of households in Freeport are family households, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Freeport, IA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Freeport looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Freeport 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 73%, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Freeport have completed high school, above 90% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Decorah, IA D+4
- Quandahl, IA R+16
- Nordness, IA R+37
- Locust, IA R+31
- Sattre, IA R+28
- Ludlow, IA R+39
- Conover, IA R+36
- Burr Oak, IA R+35
- Calmar, IA R+34
- Ossian, IA R+38
Cities with Similar Populations
- Minnewawa, MN R+40
- Quinn, AR R+57
- Merryall, PA R+60
- Laurel Mills, VA R+8
- Kanawha Drive, WV R+63
- Holly Springs, TN R+68
- Republican City, NE R+68
- Deferiet, NY R+31
- Lund, NV R+66
- Sharp, TX R+70
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.