Rhodes leans heavily Republican by roughly 46 points: about 27% of voters vote Democratic and 73% Republican.
About 83% of adults in Rhodes typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Rhodes, ~22% vote Democratic, ~61% Republican, and ~17% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Rhodes compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Rhodes leans more Republican than 54 of 58 neighbors.
Rhodes runs about 33 points more Republican than Iowa as a whole.
Why Rhodes 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 Rhodes, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 77% of households in Rhodes are family households, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Rhodes, IA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Rhodes looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Rhodes 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 72%, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Rhodes have completed high school, above 93% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Melbourne, IA R+44
- Collins, IA R+38
- Baxter, IA R+39
- State Center, IA R+41
- Van Cleve, IA R+47
- Ira, IA R+45
- Colo, IA R+30
- LaMoille, IA R+45
- Mingo, IA R+43
- Maxwell, IA R+33
Cities with Similar Populations
- Mantua Center, OH R+42
- Spokeville, WI R+53
- New Sweden, TX D+27
- La Anna, PA R+13
- Bond, MS R+31
- Green Hill, NC R+49
- Bremen, ME D+23
- Kingston, WI R+51
- Riggins, ID R+65
- Jackson, TX R+82
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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.