Lyons leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About 98% of adults in Lyons typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lyons, ~29% vote Democratic, ~69% Republican, and ~2% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lyons compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lyons leans more Republican than 33 of 61 neighbors.
Lyons runs about 26 points more Republican than Iowa as a whole.
Why Lyons 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 Lyons, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 91% of residents in Lyons drive to work alone, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Lyons are family households, above 78% of cities.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with high-school-completion-heavy adults tend to turn out at a higher rate; Lyons, IA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Lyons looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 98% of adults in Lyons have completed high school, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 90%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 91% of households in Lyons own their home, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Sixmile, IA R+45
- Clinton, IA R+8
- Fulton, IL R+27
- Andover, IA R+47
- Bryant, IA R+48
- Hauntown, IA R+47
- Teeds Grove, IA R+47
- Elvira, IA R+47
- Garden Plain, IL R+43
- Camanche, IA R+33
Cities with Similar Populations
- Burr Oak, OH R+59
- Buffalo City, NC R+57
- Vealmoor, TX R+89
- Signal, OH R+48
- Wallin, MI R+37
- Lantry, SD D+48
- Shade, MO R+75
- Shady Bend, KS R+72
- Santa Clara, NY R+9
- Sassers Mill, NC R+26
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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.