Okoboji leans Republican by roughly 20 points: about 40% of voters vote Democratic and 60% Republican.
About more than 99% of adults in Okoboji typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Okoboji, ~41% vote Democratic, ~62% Republican, and ~-3% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Okoboji compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Okoboji leans more Republican than 1 of 35 neighbors.
Okoboji runs about 7 points more Republican than Iowa as a whole.
Why Okoboji 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 Okoboji, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Okoboji votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 34%, well above the Iowa average of 16%). Here an older population outweighs the Democratic lean that density usually predicts.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Okoboji, IA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Okoboji looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Okoboji 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%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Okoboji have completed high school, above 95% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Arnolds Park, IA R+24
- Wahpeton, IA R+18
- Spirit Lake, IA R+30
- West Okoboji, IA R+26
- Triboji Beach, IA R+36
- Milford, IA R+36
- Orleans, IA R+40
- Old Town, IA R+53
- Montgomery, IA R+53
- Superior, IA R+45
Cities with Similar Populations
- Ingleside, NC R+10
- Woodcock, PA R+57
- Ryland Heights, KY R+50
- Sylvia, TN R+65
- Locust Grove, AR R+69
- Ninilchik, AK R+32
- Waterford, IN R+19
- Guilford, NY R+43
- Hostetter, PA R+36
- Albania, LA R+23
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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.