Ironhills leans heavily Republican by roughly 44 points: about 28% of voters vote Democratic and 72% Republican.
About 96% of adults in Ironhills typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ironhills, ~27% vote Democratic, ~69% Republican, and ~4% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ironhills compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ironhills leans more Republican than 41 of 53 neighbors.
Ironhills runs about 31 points more Republican than Iowa as a whole.
Why Ironhills 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 Ironhills, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Ironhills sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 98% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 7 points above the Iowa average of 91%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Ironhills, IA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Ironhills looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Ironhills 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 70%, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 98% of households in Ironhills own their home, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Ironhills have completed high school, above 81% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Baldwin, IA R+45
- Hurstville, IA R+42
- Maquoketa, IA R+25
- Nashville, IA R+44
- Monmouth, IA R+43
- Andrew, IA R+42
- Zwingle, IA R+45
- Bernard, IA R+43
- Elwood, IA R+42
Cities with Similar Populations
- Converse, SC R+50
- Brooks, MS R+18
- Drakes Creek, AR R+63
- Vada, KY R+68
- Valera, TX R+80
- Stephens, KY R+63
- Vallonia Springs, NY R+40
- West Salisbury, VT R+2
- Franklinton, NY R+39
- Odena, AL R+43
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.