Powersville is a Republican stronghold. About 24% of voters here vote Democratic and 76% Republican.
About 90% of adults in Powersville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Powersville, ~22% vote Democratic, ~68% Republican, and ~10% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Powersville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Powersville leans more Republican than 38 of 42 neighbors.
Powersville runs about 39 points more Republican than Iowa as a whole.
Why Powersville 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 Powersville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 77% of households in Powersville 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; Powersville, IA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Powersville looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 93% of households in Powersville own their home, about 12 points above the Iowa average of 81%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Powersville have completed high school, above 89% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Greene, IA R+40
- Packard, IA R+49
- Midway, IA R+44
- Nashua, IA R+44
- Marble Rock, IA R+50
- Charles City, IA R+20
- Plainfield, IA R+47
- Clarksville, IA R+46
- Oakwood, IA R+50
- Chickasaw, IA R+44
Cities with Similar Populations
- Picacho, AZ R+46
- South Trenton, NY R+31
- North Cleveland, TX R+44
- Littleton, WV R+66
- Little Shasta, CA R+48
- Custer City, PA R+40
- Nyac, AK D+21
- Houcktown, OH R+61
- Camak, GA Even
- Banner, MS R+81
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.