Lanesboro is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 79% of adults in Lanesboro typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lanesboro, ~17% vote Democratic, ~62% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lanesboro compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lanesboro leans more Republican than 38 of 50 neighbors.
Lanesboro runs about 44 points more Republican than Iowa as a whole.
Why Lanesboro 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 Lanesboro, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 87% of residents in Lanesboro drive to work alone, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Lanesboro, IA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Lanesboro looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Lanesboro 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%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Lidderdale, IA R+57
- Lake City, IA R+47
- Lohrville, IA R+56
- Glidden, IA R+56
- Auburn, IA R+57
- Churdan, IA R+55
- Ralston, IA R+55
- Mount Carmel, IA R+57
Cities with Similar Populations
- West Franklin, PA R+66
- Tomales, CA D+35
- Namur, WI R+28
- Naftel, AL R+53
- Caret, VA R+2
- Bridgeton, NC R+44
- Rimer, OH R+72
- Mouth of Laurel, VA R+73
- Center, OK R+70
- Sardis, SC R+27
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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.