Sweetland Center leans heavily Republican by roughly 38 points: about 31% of voters vote Democratic and 69% Republican.
About 90% of adults in Sweetland Center typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sweetland Center, ~28% vote Democratic, ~62% Republican, and ~10% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sweetland Center compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Sweetland Center leans more Republican than 30 of 52 neighbors.
Sweetland Center runs about 24 points more Republican than Iowa as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Sweetland Center. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+40) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+29), a spread of about 10 points.
Why Sweetland Center 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 Sweetland Center, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 86% of residents in Sweetland Center drive to work alone, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 81% of households in Sweetland Center are family households, above 92% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Sweetland Center, 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 Sweetland Center looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Sweetland Center 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 70%, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 90% of households in Sweetland Center own their home, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- New Era, IA R+27
- Muscatine, IA R+11
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- Moscow, IA R+38
- Wilton, IA R+27
- Pleasant Prairie, IA R+36
- Durant, IA R+35
- Stockton, IA R+38
- Montpelier, IA R+28
- Blue Grass, IA R+28
Cities with Similar Populations
- Schlatterville, GA R+81
- Roaring Gap, NC R+58
- Fort Peck, MT R+68
- Wurtemburg, NY D+15
- Hazel Run, MO R+64
- Shellhorn, AL R+40
- Fort Miller, NY R+27
- Mabie, WV R+66
- Brookvale, CO D+27
- Lattimore, NC R+59
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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.