Schleswig is a Republican stronghold. About 24% of voters here vote Democratic and 76% Republican.
About 84% of adults in Schleswig typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Schleswig, ~20% vote Democratic, ~63% Republican, and ~17% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Schleswig compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Schleswig leans more Republican than 10 of 34 neighbors.
Schleswig runs about 39 points more Republican than Iowa as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Schleswig. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+60) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+50), a spread of about 10 points.
Why Schleswig 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 Schleswig, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 89% of residents in Schleswig drive to work alone, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Schleswig, IA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Schleswig looks the way it does
Turnout in Schleswig sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Ricketts, IA R+60
- Deloit, IA R+56
- Kiron, IA R+57
- Charter Oak, IA R+57
- Kenwood, IA R+56
- Denison, IA R+22
- Ida Grove, IA R+51
- Arthur, IA R+60
- Vail, IA R+48
- Battle Creek, IA R+59
Cities with Similar Populations
- Clarksburg, OH R+59
- Cookson, OK R+48
- Mount Clare, WV R+57
- Whitney, ID R+77
- Wellsburg, IA R+50
- Pawnee City, NE R+58
- Donnelsville, OH R+48
- Paw Paw, WV R+56
- Creighton, PA R+16
- Tom Bean, TX R+65
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.