Littleton leans heavily Republican by roughly 44 points: about 28% of voters vote Democratic and 72% Republican.
About 99% of adults in Littleton typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Littleton, ~28% vote Democratic, ~71% Republican, and ~1% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Littleton compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Littleton leans more Republican than 37 of 44 neighbors.
Littleton runs about 30 points more Republican than Iowa as a whole.
Why Littleton 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 Littleton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 82% of households in Littleton are family households, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Littleton, IA sits in the top tenth 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 Littleton looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Littleton 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 73%, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 94% of households in Littleton own their home, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Littleton have completed high school, above 97% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Jesup, IA R+36
- Shady Grove, IA R+42
- Gilbertville, IA R+38
- Raymond, IA R+37
- Dewar, IA R+41
- Raymar, IA R+29
- Elk Run Heights, IA R+25
- Otterville, IA R+41
- Dunkerton, IA R+39
- Evansdale, IA R+10
Cities with Similar Populations
- Wheeler, KS R+77
- Mount Union, LA R+64
- Kent, IL R+42
- Halliday, ND R+69
- Sebrell, VA R+33
- Jason, KY R+79
- Boone, OK R+57
- Tunker, IN R+58
- Eastport, MI R+14
- Stull, KS R+13
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.