Luther leans heavily Republican by roughly 34 points: about 33% of voters vote Democratic and 67% Republican.
About 80% of adults in Luther typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Luther, ~26% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Luther compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Luther leans more Republican than 36 of 57 neighbors.
Luther runs about 20 points more Republican than Iowa as a whole.
Why Luther 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 Luther, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 88% of residents in Luther drive to work alone, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 84% of households in Luther are family households, above 95% of cities.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Luther, IA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Luther looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Luther 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 72%, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 95% of households in Luther own their home, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and more than 99% of adults in Luther have completed high school, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Madrid, IA R+25
- Moingona, IA R+35
- Ericson, IA R+31
- Woodward, IA R+32
- Boone, IA R+18
- Sheldahl, IA R+28
- Slater, IA R+10
- Jordan, IA R+25
- Bouton, IA R+35
- Kelley, IA R+10
Cities with Similar Populations
- Gilkerson, WV R+61
- Riverturn, GA R+45
- Bradley, MI R+38
- Patterson Springs, NC R+46
- Paw Paw Lake, MI R+28
- Meadland, WV R+56
- North Hodge, LA R+37
- Delwin, MI R+38
- Lambert, AR R+68
- Decatur, NE R+61
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.