Lehigh leans heavily Republican by roughly 44 points: about 28% of voters vote Democratic and 72% Republican.
About 79% of adults in Lehigh typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lehigh, ~22% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lehigh compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lehigh leans more Republican than 25 of 50 neighbors.
Lehigh runs about 30 points more Republican than Iowa as a whole.
Why Lehigh 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 Lehigh, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Lehigh, about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 7 points below the Iowa average of 24%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Lehigh, IA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Lehigh looks the way it does
Turnout in Lehigh sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Palm Grove, IA R+48
- Duncombe, IA R+42
- Roberts, IA R+50
- Stratford, IA R+39
- Harcourt, IA R+48
- Fort Dodge, IA R+15
Cities with Similar Populations
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- Orlando, KY R+73
- Industry, CA D+15
- Taylor Crossroads, TN R+71
- Moores Bridge, AL R+82
- Prospect Harbor, ME R+21
- Stony Creek, NY R+38
- Daisy, GA R+62
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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.