Ireton is a Republican stronghold. About 11% of voters here vote Democratic and 89% Republican.
About 85% of adults in Ireton typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ireton, ~9% vote Democratic, ~76% Republican, and ~15% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ireton compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ireton is the most Republican-leaning.
Ireton runs about 65 points more Republican than Iowa as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Ireton. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+80) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+66), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Ireton 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 Ireton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 86% of households in Ireton are family households, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Ireton, IA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Ireton looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Ireton 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%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 94% of households in Ireton own their home, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- McNally, IA R+64
- Maurice, IA R+71
- Craig, IA R+63
- Hawarden, IA R+52
- Sioux Center, IA R+47
- Struble, IA R+60
- Chatsworth, IA R+61
- Hudson, SD R+52
- Brunsville, IA R+60
- Orange City, IA R+41
Cities with Similar Populations
- Startex, SC Even
- Hot Springs, NC R+38
- Langley, KY R+60
- Dale, PA R+16
- Alma Center, WI R+36
- East Durham, NY R+27
- Turtle Creek, WV R+57
- Eldorado, NC R+69
- Slagle, MO R+66
- Freedom, NY R+58
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.