Hanford leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About 92% of adults in Hanford typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hanford, ~28% vote Democratic, ~64% Republican, and ~8% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hanford compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hanford leans more Republican than 22 of 46 neighbors.
Hanford runs about 27 points more Republican than Iowa as a whole.
Why Hanford 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 Hanford, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 92% of residents in Hanford drive to work alone, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Hanford, IA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Hanford looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Hanford 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%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 95% of households in Hanford own their home, compared to around 78% in nearby cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Portland, IA R+22
- Cartersville, IA R+43
- Mason City, IA R+9
- Rockwell, IA R+35
- Nora Springs, IA R+37
- Rock Falls, IA R+36
- Rockford, IA R+41
- Emery, IA R+33
- Freeman, IA R+38
- Dougherty, IA R+47
Cities with Similar Populations
- North Patton, MO R+72
- Gilead, IL R+57
- Trinity, IN R+74
- Blue Goose, TN R+66
- Forest Lakes, AZ R+41
- Oak Orchard, NY R+46
- Harkeyville, TX R+73
- Pekin, ND R+43
- Davant, LA D+54
- Bishop Hill, IL R+33
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.