Gravity is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 80% of adults in Gravity typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Gravity, ~17% vote Democratic, ~63% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Gravity compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Gravity leans more Republican than 29 of 39 neighbors.
Gravity runs about 45 points more Republican than Iowa as a whole.
Why Gravity 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 Gravity, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Gravity sits in the bottom quarter on density and more than 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 9 points above the Iowa average of 91%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in Gravity are family households, above 88% of cities.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Gravity, IA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Gravity looks the way it does
Turnout in Gravity sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Sharpsburg, IA R+53
- Conway, IA R+52
- Bedford, IA R+49
- New Market, IA R+59
- Hawleyville, IA R+56
- Siam, IA R+58
- Lenox, IA R+40
- Nodaway, IA R+48
- Hepburn, IA R+54
- Clearfield, IA R+52
Cities with Similar Populations
- Indian, AK D+8
- Big Flat, AR R+63
- Webb, WV R+72
- Rush, MD R+66
- Fulton, AR R+22
- Basco, IL R+63
- Cranberry Prairie, OH R+81
- Old Lawton, TN R+64
- Camp Grove, IL R+49
- Snow Hill, VA R+33
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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.