Prescott is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 79% of adults in Prescott typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Prescott, ~18% vote Democratic, ~61% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Prescott compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Prescott leans more Republican than 26 of 32 neighbors.
Prescott runs about 41 points more Republican than Iowa as a whole.
Why Prescott 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 Prescott, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Prescott sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 96% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 5 points above the Iowa average of 91%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Prescott, IA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Prescott looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Prescott 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 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Prescott have completed high school, above 82% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Stringtown, IA R+55
- Carl, IA R+53
- Cromwell, IA R+51
- Corning, IA R+41
- Nevinville, IA R+53
- Mount Etna, IA R+54
- Kent, IA R+52
- Lenox, IA R+40
- Carbon, IA R+54
- Creston, IA R+27
Cities with Similar Populations
- Rockville, TN R+69
- Casselman, PA R+73
- Seaton, IL R+47
- Second Milo, NY R+28
- Middle Lancaster, PA R+36
- Ste. Marie, IL R+71
- Lyons, PA R+33
- Belfry, MT R+51
- Spring Glen, UT R+56
- Barber, AL R+68
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.