North Buena Vista leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 73% of adults in North Buena Vista typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in North Buena Vista, ~19% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How North Buena Vista compares
Among cities within 25 miles, North Buena Vista leans more Republican than 51 of 59 neighbors.
North Buena Vista runs about 35 points more Republican than Iowa as a whole.
Why North Buena Vista 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 North Buena Vista, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 76% of households in North Buena Vista are family households, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; North Buena Vista, IA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in North Buena Vista looks the way it does
Turnout in North Buena Vista sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Cassville, WI R+38
- Turkey River, IA R+37
- Balltown, IA R+42
- Holy Cross, IA R+44
- Rickardsville, IA R+42
- Luxemburg, IA R+46
- McCartney, WI R+42
- Millville, IA R+49
- Sherrill, IA R+41
- Beetown, WI R+46
Cities with Similar Populations
- Plum Island, MA D+21
- Holman, NM D+19
- Jupiter Island, FL R+30
- Mitchell, OR R+52
- Blackburn, MO R+66
- Kinkora Heights, PA R+46
- Millwood, KS R+54
- Croton, MI R+47
- Bass, KY R+77
- Bruni, TX R+19
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.