Grand Mound leans heavily Republican by roughly 42 points: about 29% of voters vote Democratic and 71% Republican.
About 84% of adults in Grand Mound typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Grand Mound, ~24% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~17% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Grand Mound compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Grand Mound leans more Republican than 40 of 69 neighbors.
Grand Mound runs about 29 points more Republican than Iowa as a whole.
Why Grand Mound leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Grand Mound. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with high-school-completion-heavy adults tend to turn out at a higher rate; Grand Mound, IA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Grand Mound looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 98% of adults in Grand Mound have completed high school, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Calamus, IA R+46
- DeWitt, IA R+26
- Welton, IA R+46
- Donahue, IA R+36
- Long Grove, IA R+33
- Dixon, IA R+43
- Wheatland, IA R+40
- Delmar, IA R+39
- Big Rock, IA R+46
Cities with Similar Populations
- East Galesburg, IL R+16
- Flat Rock, GA R+53
- Milstead, AL R+14
- Amberg, WI R+42
- Sutersville, PA R+41
- Viola, ID R+45
- Elgin, AZ R+19
- Ewing, MO R+73
- Jim Falls, WI R+33
- Fair Haven, NY R+24
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.