Newkirk is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 83% of adults in Newkirk typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Newkirk, ~12% vote Democratic, ~71% Republican, and ~17% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Newkirk compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Newkirk leans more Republican than 33 of 37 neighbors.
Newkirk runs about 59 points more Republican than Iowa as a whole.
Why Newkirk 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 Newkirk, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 76% of households in Newkirk are family households, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Population density, never-married share, and Republican lean
Places that combine low population density and a never-married-heavy adult population tend to lean Republican, as Newkirk, IA does.
Why turnout in Newkirk looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Newkirk 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 70%, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 90% of households in Newkirk own their home, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Newkirk have completed high school, above 92% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hospers, IA R+71
- Orange City, IA R+41
- Alton, IA R+54
- Boyden, IA R+72
- Carnes, IA R+52
- Granville, IA R+66
- Sioux Center, IA R+47
- Sheldon, IA R+49
- Hull, IA R+71
- Matlock, IA R+71
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zion, IA R+50
- Unionville, OH R+61
- Hollywood, MO R+76
- Hilger, MT R+62
- Patsville, NV R+34
- East McDonough, NY R+44
- Capulin, NM R+57
- Pakan, TX R+74
- Eagle Mills, AR R+43
- Bridgehead, CA R+8
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.