Koszta leans heavily Republican by roughly 46 points: about 27% of voters vote Democratic and 73% Republican.
About 80% of adults in Koszta typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Koszta, ~22% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Koszta compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Koszta leans more Republican than 37 of 42 neighbors.
Koszta runs about 33 points more Republican than Iowa as a whole.
Why Koszta 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 Koszta, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 11% of adults in Koszta hold a bachelor's degree, about 14 points below the Iowa average of 24%. Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Non-Hispanic white share in Koszta is about 95%, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 72%.
Never-married share, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine a low never-married share and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Koszta, IA does.
Why turnout in Koszta looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Koszta 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 93% of households in Koszta own their home, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Luzerne, IA R+42
- Belle Plaine, IA R+30
- Hartwick, IA R+47
- Ladora, IA R+48
- Marengo, IA R+36
- Blairstown, IA R+44
- Victor, IA R+46
- Irving, IA R+42
- Chelsea, IA R+45
- Keystone, IA R+44
Cities with Similar Populations
- Paden, MS R+81
- Palisades, WA R+53
- Naturl Br Sta, VA R+61
- Goldbond, VA R+54
- Plunketville, OK R+82
- Bowden, WV R+62
- Marshland, WI R+26
- Kohatk, AZ D+38
- Chimney Point, VT D+10
- Buena Vista, IL 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.