High Point, IA Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in High Point

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

High Point is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.

 

About 74% of adults in High Point typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in High Point, ~15% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How High Point compares

Among cities within 25 miles, High Point leans more Republican than 24 of 36 neighbors.

High Point runs about 47 points more Republican than Iowa as a whole.

Why High Point 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 High Point, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In High Point, about 98% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 26 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the Iowa average of 24%.

Population density and Republican lean

Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; High Point, IA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.

Why turnout in High Point looks the way it does

Turnout in High Point sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.