Redding is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About more than 99% of adults in Redding typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Redding, ~23% vote Democratic, ~77% Republican, and ~0% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Redding compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Redding leans more Republican than 14 of 42 neighbors.
Redding runs about 41 points more Republican than Iowa as a whole.
Why Redding 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 Redding, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 8% of adults in Redding hold a bachelor's degree, about 16 points below the Iowa average of 24%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Redding sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 5%, below 81% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 78% of households in Redding are family households, above 84% of cities.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Redding, IA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Redding looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 98% of households in Redding own their home, about 17 points above the Iowa average of 81%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Blockton, IA R+59
- Allendale, MO R+65
- Isadora, MO R+72
- Mount Ayr, IA R+43
Cities with Similar Populations
- Van, PA R+54
- Triumph, IL R+40
- Lincoln, KY R+80
- Rhyolite, NV R+42
- Emington, IL R+50
- Weston, IL R+52
- Eram, OK R+62
- Fines Creek, NC R+40
- Nunam Iqua, AK D+21
- Flom, MN R+35
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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.