Wellsburg is a Republican stronghold. About 25% of voters here vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 78% of adults in Wellsburg typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wellsburg, ~19% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wellsburg compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wellsburg leans more Republican than 37 of 48 neighbors.
Wellsburg runs about 37 points more Republican than Iowa as a whole.
Why Wellsburg leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Wellsburg. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Wellsburg, IA does.
Why turnout in Wellsburg looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Wellsburg 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 71%, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 90% of households in Wellsburg own their home, above 81% of cities. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Wellsburg have completed high school, above 95% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Cleves, IA R+47
- Holland, IA R+52
- Steamboat Rock, IA R+44
- Grundy Center, IA R+43
- Austinville, IA R+53
- Ackley, IA R+39
- Eldora, IA R+39
- Sinclair, IA R+54
- Aplington, IA R+46
- Whitten, IA R+46
Cities with Similar Populations
- Clarksburg, OH R+59
- Whitney, ID R+77
- Paw Paw, WV R+56
- Cookson, OK R+48
- Schleswig, IA R+52
- Mount Clare, WV R+57
- Creighton, PA R+16
- Pawnee City, NE R+58
- Donnelsville, OH R+48
- Kingston, ID R+49
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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.