St. Anthony leans heavily Republican by roughly 44 points: about 28% of voters vote Democratic and 72% Republican.
About 84% of adults in St. Anthony typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in St. Anthony, ~24% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How St. Anthony compares
Among cities within 25 miles, St. Anthony leans more Republican than 30 of 52 neighbors.
St. Anthony runs about 30 points more Republican than Iowa as a whole.
Why St. Anthony 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 St. Anthony, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 78% of households in St. Anthony are family households, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as St. Anthony, IA does.
Why turnout in St. Anthony looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 97% of adults in St. Anthony have completed high school, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Clemons, IA R+44
- Zearing, IA R+35
- Minerva, IA R+43
- New Providence, IA R+51
- Union, IA R+47
- State Center, IA R+41
- McCallsburg, IA R+34
- Marietta, IA R+38
- Colo, IA R+30
- LaMoille, IA R+45
Cities with Similar Populations
- Leckrone, PA R+41
- South Hornell, NY R+42
- Tatums, OK R+26
- Petrey, AL R+51
- Manchester, MN R+43
- Wila, PA R+56
- Hindostan Falls, IN R+64
- Brockway, MT R+76
- Bixby, MO R+68
- Oskaloosa, IL R+73
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.