Mark is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Mark typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mark, ~11% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mark compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mark leans more Republican than 33 of 52 neighbors.
Mark runs about 49 points more Republican than Iowa as a whole.
Why Mark 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 Mark, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Mark, about 95% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 12 points below the Iowa average of 24%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Mark, IA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Mark looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 5% of homes in Mark have more than one occupant per room, above 89% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 67% of adults in Mark have completed high school, in the bottom fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Monterey, IA R+64
- West Grove, IA R+61
- Savannah, IA R+61
- Paris, IA R+64
- Bloomfield, IA R+56
- Stiles, IA R+63
- Moulton, IA R+53
- Drakesville, IA R+61
- Coatsville, MO R+69
- Glenwood, MO R+69
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zimco, AL R+5
- Lakeshore, MS R+63
- Pierrepont, NY R+22
- Deer Creek, OK R+70
- Cedar Springs, TX R+63
- Hollandsville, DE R+45
- Taycheedah, WI R+31
- La Place, IL R+49
- Holly Lake Ranch, TX R+58
- Horntown, KY R+72
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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.