Leando is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 98% of adults in Leando typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Leando, ~22% vote Democratic, ~76% Republican, and ~2% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Leando compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Leando leans more Republican than 28 of 45 neighbors.
Leando runs about 43 points more Republican than Iowa as a whole.
Why Leando 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 Leando, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Leando sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 96% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 6 points above the Iowa average of 91%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Leando are family households, above 79% of cities.
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 Leando, IA does.
Why turnout in Leando looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 91% of households in Leando own their home, about 9 points above the Iowa average of 81%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Pittsburg, IA R+55
- Troy, IA R+60
- White Elm, IA R+61
- Birmingham, IA R+56
- Mount Zion, IA R+51
- Milton, IA R+58
- Libertyville, IA R+48
Cities with Similar Populations
- South Bridgton, ME R+15
- Worth, MO R+66
- Seaforth, MN R+62
- Wadena, IN R+54
- Lavinia, MN R+20
- Crandall, MS R+31
- East Greenwich, NY R+15
- East Franklin, ME R+13
- Griffith Creek, TN R+74
- Roma Creek, TX R+4
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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.