Packard leans heavily Republican by roughly 50 points: about 25% of voters vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 91% of adults in Packard typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Packard, ~23% vote Democratic, ~68% Republican, and ~9% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Packard compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Packard leans more Republican than 34 of 45 neighbors.
Packard runs about 36 points more Republican than Iowa as a whole.
Why Packard 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 Packard, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Packard, more than 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 28 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the Iowa average of 24%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 88% of residents in Packard drive to work alone, above 90% of cities. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Packard are family households, above 78% of cities.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Packard, IA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Packard looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Packard 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%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Clarksville, IA R+46
- Powersville, IA R+52
- Plainfield, IA R+47
- Greene, IA R+40
- Allison, IA R+46
- Shell Rock, IA R+39
- Horton, IA R+45
- Nashua, IA R+44
- Bristow, IA R+53
- Waverly, IA R+13
Cities with Similar Populations
- Snowdoun, AL D+19
- Abbyville, KS R+61
- Deskins, VA R+72
- Coinjock, NC R+37
- Hannibal Center, NY R+42
- Crystal Bay, NV Even
- Hamlin, VA R+68
- Sherman Station, ME R+28
- Vimy Ridge, AR R+62
- Debs, MN R+45
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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.