Morse, IA Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Morse

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Morse leans slightly Democratic by roughly 6 points: about 53% of voters vote Democratic and 47% Republican.

 

About 87% of adults in Morse typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Morse, ~46% vote Democratic, ~41% Republican, and ~13% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Morse compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Morse leans more Democratic than 53 of 59 neighbors.

Morse runs about 19 points more Democratic than Iowa as a whole. Iowa leans Republican overall, while Morse is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Why Morse 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 Morse, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 57% of adults in Morse hold a bachelor's degree, about 29 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Morse runs against the grain of Iowa, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.

High-school completion, uninsured rate, and voter turnout

Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a low uninsured rate tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Morse, IA does.

Why turnout in Morse looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Morse 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 74%, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 90% of households in Morse own their home, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 99% of adults in Morse have completed high school, above 98% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.