Scarville leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About more than 99% of adults in Scarville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Scarville, ~30% vote Democratic, ~70% Republican, and ~0% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Scarville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Scarville leans more Republican than 21 of 42 neighbors.
Scarville runs about 28 points more Republican than Iowa as a whole.
Why Scarville 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 Scarville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Scarville sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 6 points above the Iowa average of 91%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Scarville, IA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Scarville looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Scarville 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%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Scarville have completed high school, above 81% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Kiester, MN R+41
- Lake Mills, IA R+30
- Mansfield, MN R+35
- Leland, IA R+39
- Thompson, IA R+37
- Emmons, MN R+31
- Bricelyn, MN R+42
- Walters, MN R+45
- Conger, MN R+36
- Joice, IA R+36
Cities with Similar Populations
- Acosta, PA R+64
- Stockdale, AL R+61
- Trowbridge, IL R+67
- Greenfield, NM R+54
- Ophir, NC R+69
- Stockham, NE R+69
- Oswegatchie, NY R+26
- Emeigh, PA R+62
- El Gato, TX R+16
- Calpine, CA R+17
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.