Hornick is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Hornick typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hornick, ~15% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hornick compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hornick leans more Republican than 32 of 34 neighbors.
Hornick runs about 46 points more Republican than Iowa as a whole.
Why Hornick 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 Hornick, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Hornick sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 94% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 72%.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Hornick, IA does.
Why turnout in Hornick looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Hornick 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 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 95% of households in Hornick own their home, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Hornick have completed high school, above 84% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Rodney, IA R+49
- Climbing Hill, IA R+60
- Smithland, IA R+58
- Sloan, IA R+52
- Oto, IA R+59
- Whiting, IA R+48
- Ticonic, IA R+47
- Owego, IA R+50
- Salix, IA R+50
- Bronson, IA R+51
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lockhart, SC R+65
- Lakeside, AR R+66
- Tihonet, MA R+14
- Harmon, TN R+63
- Little Eagle, SD D+58
- Stapleton, NE R+81
- Hermon Center, ME R+11
- Speculator, NY R+39
- Rio Rico, TX R+4
- Lycippus, PA R+46
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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.