Ladora leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 75% of adults in Ladora typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ladora, ~20% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ladora compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ladora leans more Republican than 34 of 44 neighbors.
Ladora runs about 35 points more Republican than Iowa as a whole.
Why Ladora 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 Ladora, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 9% of adults in Ladora hold a bachelor's degree, about 15 points below the Iowa average of 24%.
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 Ladora, IA does.
Why turnout in Ladora looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Ladora 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 67%, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 91% of households in Ladora own their home, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Ladora have completed high school, above 82% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Victor, IA R+46
- Koszta, IA R+46
- Marengo, IA R+36
- Hartwick, IA R+47
- Guernsey, IA R+48
- Conroy, IA R+33
- Williamsburg, IA R+35
- Millersburg, IA R+43
- Luzerne, IA R+42
- Belle Plaine, IA R+30
Cities with Similar Populations
- Sevastopol, IN R+65
- Glen Flora, WI R+41
- La Tour, MO R+62
- Timberlake, TN R+62
- Fort Kent Village, ME R+28
- Pottersburg, OH R+49
- Peak, SC R+27
- Walkerville, MT R+13
- Williams, OK R+73
- Troy Mills, IA R+11
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.