Rake leans heavily Republican by roughly 44 points: about 28% of voters vote Democratic and 72% Republican.
About 91% of adults in Rake typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Rake, ~25% vote Democratic, ~66% Republican, and ~9% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Rake compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Rake leans more Republican than 16 of 37 neighbors.
Rake runs about 31 points more Republican than Iowa as a whole.
Why Rake 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 Rake, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 15% of adults in Rake hold a bachelor's degree, about 10 points below the Iowa average of 24%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 80% of households in Rake are family households, above 88% of cities.
Population density, never-married share, and Republican lean
Places that combine low population density and a never-married-heavy adult population tend to lean Republican, as Rake, IA does.
Why turnout in Rake looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Rake 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 67%, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 97% of households in Rake own their home, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Elmore, MN R+46
- Thompson, IA R+37
- Kiester, MN R+41
- Lakota, IA R+54
- Dell, MN R+46
- Brush Creek, MN R+48
- Scarville, IA R+41
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hysham, MT R+66
- Thompsonville, DE R+39
- Lovell, OH R+64
- Ohkay Owingeh, NM D+33
- Berrydale, FL R+81
- Midvale, MO R+72
- Paxtonville, PA R+71
- Pine Creek, MI R+42
- Grosvenor, TX R+78
- Collinwood, VA R+73
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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.