Mitchell leans heavily Republican by roughly 42 points: about 29% of voters vote Democratic and 71% Republican.
About 97% of adults in Mitchell typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mitchell, ~28% vote Democratic, ~69% Republican, and ~3% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mitchell compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mitchell leans more Republican than 31 of 49 neighbors.
Mitchell runs about 28 points more Republican than Iowa as a whole.
Why Mitchell 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 Mitchell, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 7% of adults in Mitchell hold a bachelor's degree, about 17 points below the Iowa average of 24%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Mitchell, IA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Mitchell looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Mitchell 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%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- St. Ansgar, IA R+34
- Little Cedar, IA R+49
- Stacyville, IA R+47
- Carpenter, IA R+39
- Grafton, IA R+36
- Orchard, IA R+48
- Otranto, IA R+38
Cities with Similar Populations
- Alamo, ND R+77
- Cloudland, GA R+71
- Choulic, AZ D+79
- Loman, MN R+40
- Stewart Run, PA R+50
- Livingstonville, NY R+41
- Hervey, AR R+63
- Leatherwood, PA R+70
- Lancaster Hill, TN R+62
- Dunbar, OK 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.