Matlock is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 75% of adults in Matlock typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Matlock, ~10% vote Democratic, ~64% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Matlock compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Matlock leans more Republican than 24 of 32 neighbors.
Matlock runs about 58 points more Republican than Iowa as a whole.
Why Matlock 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 Matlock, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 80% of households in Matlock are family households, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Matlock, IA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Matlock looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Matlock 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 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 92% of households in Matlock own their home, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Ashton, IA R+67
- Hull, IA R+71
- Newkirk, IA R+72
- Hospers, IA R+71
- Archer, IA R+69
- Little Rock, IA R+68
- Perkins, IA R+75
Cities with Similar Populations
- Gladwin, IA R+44
- Meridale, NY R+18
- Meadow, UT R+74
- McIntyre Landing, MI R+29
- Marlin, WA R+71
- Drifton, PA R+45
- Tarzan, TX R+81
- Witwen, WI R+35
- Ricardo, TX R+20
- Luis Lopez, NM R+8
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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.