Taylor leans Democratic by roughly 24 points: about 62% of voters vote Democratic and 38% Republican.
About 59% of adults in Taylor typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Taylor, ~37% vote Democratic, ~22% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Taylor compares
Taylor sits in a sparsely populated area with few comparable neighborhoods nearby.
Taylor runs about 37 points more Democratic than Iowa as a whole. Iowa leans Republican overall, while Taylor is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Taylor. The northeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+40) and the southeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+14), a spread of about 26 points.
Why Taylor leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Taylor, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Taylor votes against the grain of Iowa. Iowa leans Republican overall, while Taylor runs about 37 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 46% of adults in Taylor have never been married, above 76% of neighborhoods.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Taylor, Cedar Rapids, IA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Taylor looks the way it does
High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, mostly because the housing stress common in those areas makes voting harder. Taylor sits in the top 15% nationally on a violent-crime measure. See CrimeGrade for more details. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Northport, Fargo, ND Even
- Parkland, Louisville, KY D+90
- Cypress-Riverside, Highland, CA D+13
- Julia Keen, Tucson, AZ D+33
- Northeast, Kansas City, KS D+67
- Lincoln Park, Milwaukee, WI D+83
- East End, Charleston, WV D+44
- Pear Orchard, Beaumont, TX D+83
- South East Community, Grand Rapids, MI D+66
- Meadowbrook Heights, Kansas City, MO R+3
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.