Shady Grove leans heavily Republican by roughly 42 points: about 29% of voters vote Democratic and 71% Republican.
About 83% of adults in Shady Grove typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Shady Grove, ~24% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~17% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Shady Grove compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Shady Grove leans more Republican than 29 of 40 neighbors.
Shady Grove runs about 29 points more Republican than Iowa as a whole.
Why Shady Grove 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 Shady Grove, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 77% of households in Shady Grove 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; Shady Grove, 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 Shady Grove looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Shady Grove 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%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 91% of households in Shady Grove own their home, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Shady Grove have completed high school, above 97% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Littleton, IA R+43
- Brandon, IA R+41
- Jesup, IA R+36
- Gilbertville, IA R+38
- La Porte City, IA R+31
- Mount Auburn, IA R+43
- Otterville, IA R+41
- Raymond, IA R+37
- Independence, IA R+27
- Rowley, IA R+40
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.