Strahan leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 81% of adults in Strahan typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Strahan, ~21% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~19% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Strahan compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Strahan leans more Republican than 26 of 40 neighbors.
Strahan runs about 36 points more Republican than Iowa as a whole.
Why Strahan 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 Strahan, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 78% of households in Strahan are family households, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Strahan, IA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Strahan looks the way it does
Turnout in Strahan 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.
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- Hastings, IA R+49
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- Randolph, IA R+49
- Malvern, IA R+39
- Imogene, IA R+49
- Hawthorne, IA R+51
- Tabor, IA R+46
- Essex, IA R+46
- Henderson, IA R+48
Cities with Similar Populations
- High Bank, NY R+28
- Hillcrest, WI R+14
- Hill City, PA R+53
- Sparta, PA R+58
- Kimery, TN R+70
- Charbonneau, ND R+83
- Squirrel Island, ME D+10
- Halcottsville, NY Even
- Knightly, VA R+45
- Sivells Bend, TX R+81
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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.