Robins leans slightly Republican by roughly 6 points: about 47% of voters vote Democratic and 53% Republican.
About more than 99% of adults in Robins typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Robins, ~48% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~-2% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Robins compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Robins leans more Republican than 10 of 55 neighbors.
Robins runs about 8 points more Democratic than Iowa as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Robins. The southeast side runs the most Democratic (D+6) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+14), a spread of about 20 points.
Why Robins 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 Robins, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Robins votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 39%, well above the Iowa average of 16%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 92% of households in Robins are family households, in the top fraction of cities.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Robins, IA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Robins looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Robins 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 75%, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 94% of households in Robins own their home, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 99% of adults in Robins have completed high school, above 97% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hiawatha, IA D+4
- Troy Mills, IA R+11
- Marion, IA Even
- Toddville, IA R+28
- Lafayette, IA R+34
- Cedar Rapids, IA D+15
- Alburnett, IA R+34
- Palo, IA R+27
- Center Point, IA R+29
- Whittier, IA R+29
Cities with Similar Populations
- Brandon, VT R+19
- Hampton, SC R+5
- Germanton, NC R+56
- Dunean, SC D+17
- Myrtle, MS R+79
- Mount Bethel, PA R+31
- South Jacksonville, IL R+21
- Scotts, MI R+19
- Monroe, IN R+72
- Stockton, MO R+63
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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.