Prole leans heavily Republican by roughly 38 points: about 31% of voters vote Democratic and 69% Republican.
About 83% of adults in Prole typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Prole, ~26% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~17% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Prole compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Prole leans more Republican than 28 of 54 neighbors.
Prole runs about 25 points more Republican than Iowa as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Prole. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+46) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+36), a spread of about 10 points.
Why Prole 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 Prole, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 76% of households in Prole are family households, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Food insecurity and voter turnout
Places with low food insecurity tend to turn out at a higher rate; Prole, IA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.
Why turnout in Prole looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Prole 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 71%, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 92% of households in Prole own their home, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Prole have completed high school, above 94% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Martensdale, IA R+39
- Spring Hill, IA R+33
- Bevington, IA R+45
- St. Marys, IA R+40
- Medora, IA R+36
- Indianola, IA R+17
- Norwalk, IA R+19
- St. Charles, IA R+43
- Cumming, IA R+28
- Hanley, IA R+44
Cities with Similar Populations
- Carpenter, WY R+72
- Shawmut, ME R+31
- Ogema, WI R+45
- Slighs, SC R+46
- Moores Crossroads, SC R+25
- Donaldson, IN R+50
- Nabob, WI R+36
- Glenmont, OH R+69
- Elliottville, KY R+59
- Lake Bridgeport, TX R+72
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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.