Gillett Grove is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 80% of adults in Gillett Grove typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Gillett Grove, ~18% vote Democratic, ~62% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Gillett Grove compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Gillett Grove leans more Republican than 31 of 37 neighbors.
Gillett Grove runs about 43 points more Republican than Iowa as a whole.
Why Gillett Grove 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 Gillett Grove, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Gillett Grove live in densely developed areas, about 11 points below the Iowa average of 16%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Gillett Grove, IA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Gillett Grove looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Gillett Grove 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 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Greenville, IA R+57
- Webb, IA R+55
- Dickens, IA R+55
- Ayrshire, IA R+51
- Spencer, IA R+27
- Ruthven, IA R+46
- Sioux Rapids, IA R+46
- Fostoria, IA R+53
- Marathon, IA R+58
Cities with Similar Populations
- Purvis, NC R+13
- Wolseth, ND R+68
- Stover, SC R+15
- Duckwater, NV R+69
- Van Orin, IL R+44
- Martinsburg, IL R+69
- Silver Run, AL R+53
- Red River, OH R+72
- Strauss, KS R+64
- Ticknor, GA R+64
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.