Story City leans slightly Republican by roughly 12 points: about 44% of voters vote Democratic and 56% Republican.
About more than 99% of adults in Story City typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Story City, ~45% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~-2% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Story City compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Story City leans more Republican than 5 of 51 neighbors.
Politically, Story City sits close to the rest of Iowa.
Why Story City 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 Story City, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 85% of residents in Story City drive to work alone, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Food insecurity and voter turnout
Places with low food insecurity tend to turn out at a higher rate; Story City, IA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.
Why turnout in Story City looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Story City 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 72%, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Story City have completed high school, above 84% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Randall, IA R+40
- Roland, IA R+17
- Gilbert, IA R+17
- Mackey, IA R+26
- Jewell Junction, IA R+35
- Ellsworth, IA R+44
- Jewell, IA R+44
- McCallsburg, IA R+34
- Napier, IA R+8
- Garden City, IA R+46
Cities with Similar Populations
- Wellsville, KS R+45
- Ferrysburg, MI R+5
- Golf Manor, OH D+65
- Brownsboro, TX R+73
- Port Reading, NJ R+4
- Walsenburg, CO R+7
- Sewanee, TN R+34
- St. Bernard, LA R+52
- Cotuit, MA D+20
- Rolling Prairie, IN R+40
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.