Wall Lake is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 97% of adults in Wall Lake typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wall Lake, ~21% vote Democratic, ~75% Republican, and ~4% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wall Lake compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wall Lake leans more Republican than 24 of 39 neighbors.
Wall Lake runs about 44 points more Republican than Iowa as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Wall Lake. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+65) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+55), a spread of about 10 points.
Why Wall Lake 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 Wall Lake, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Wall Lake, about 96% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 7 points below the Iowa average of 24%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Wall Lake, 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 Wall Lake looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Wall Lake 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 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Lake View, IA R+50
- Carnarvon, IA R+63
- Ulmer, IA R+57
- Odebolt, IA R+52
- Breda, IA R+60
- Kiron, IA R+57
- Sac City, IA R+45
- Auburn, IA R+57
- Early, IA R+52
Cities with Similar Populations
- Rose Valley, PA D+36
- Rochester, VT D+23
- St. Michael, ND D+17
- Hartford, AR R+66
- Columbia Cross Roads, PA R+61
- Graham Hill, KY R+46
- Newell, SD R+75
- Irasburg, VT R+27
- Essex, IA R+46
- Tryon, OK R+71
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.