Harcourt leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 78% of adults in Harcourt typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Harcourt, ~20% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Harcourt compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Harcourt leans more Republican than 31 of 52 neighbors.
Harcourt runs about 35 points more Republican than Iowa as a whole.
Why Harcourt 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 Harcourt, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 89% of residents in Harcourt drive to work alone, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Population density, never-married share, and Republican lean
Places that combine low population density and a never-married-heavy adult population tend to lean Republican, as Harcourt, IA does.
Why turnout in Harcourt looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Harcourt 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
- Lanyon, IA R+49
- Palm Grove, IA R+48
- Dayton, IA R+42
- Gowrie, IA R+46
- Burnside, IA R+42
- Boxholm, IA R+44
- Paton, IA R+49
- Callender, IA R+50
- Lehigh, IA R+44
- Pilot Mound, IA R+44
Cities with Similar Populations
- Santeetlah, NC R+61
- Stampley, MS D+61
- Providence, AR R+75
- Durham, KS R+66
- Sycamore, KS R+70
- New California, OH R+14
- Cutter, WI R+17
- Sturkie, AR R+69
- Poplar Creek, MS R+79
- Montana Mines, WV R+45
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.