Pisgah leans heavily Republican by roughly 46 points: about 27% of voters vote Democratic and 73% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Pisgah typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pisgah, ~19% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pisgah compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pisgah leans more Republican than 10 of 32 neighbors.
Pisgah runs about 32 points more Republican than Iowa as a whole.
Why Pisgah 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 Pisgah, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 15% of adults in Pisgah hold a bachelor's degree, about 10 points below the Iowa average of 24%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Pisgah, IA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Pisgah looks the way it does
Turnout in Pisgah sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Little Sioux, IA R+45
- Moorhead, IA R+48
- Magnolia, IA R+48
- Mondamin, IA R+48
- Blencoe, IA R+50
- Woodbine, IA R+45
- Soldier, IA R+49
- Turin, IA R+48
- Modale, IA R+50
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lakeside, MN R+59
- Kipling, MI R+32
- Lovely, KY R+78
- West Carlisle, OH R+63
- Dennison, IL R+53
- Stony Point, OK R+62
- Singleton, CO D+16
- Sinai, SD R+52
- London Mills, IL R+46
- Quincy, KY R+63
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.