West Okoboji leans Republican by roughly 26 points: about 37% of voters vote Democratic and 63% Republican.
About 98% of adults in West Okoboji typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in West Okoboji, ~36% vote Democratic, ~62% Republican, and ~2% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How West Okoboji compares
Among cities within 25 miles, West Okoboji leans more Republican than 3 of 37 neighbors.
West Okoboji runs about 12 points more Republican than Iowa as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within West Okoboji. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+56) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+16), a spread of about 40 points.
Why West Okoboji 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 West Okoboji, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
West Okoboji votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 25%, modestly above the Iowa average of 16%). Here an older population outweighs the Democratic lean that density usually predicts.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; West Okoboji, IA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in West Okoboji looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. West Okoboji 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 74%, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in West Okoboji have completed high school, above 95% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Milford, IA R+36
- Wahpeton, IA R+18
- Arnolds Park, IA R+24
- Okoboji, IA R+20
- Old Town, IA R+53
- Triboji Beach, IA R+36
- Spirit Lake, IA R+30
- Orleans, IA R+40
- Montgomery, IA R+53
- Terril, IA R+49
Cities with Similar Populations
- Carpenter, SD R+59
- Childs, NY R+45
- Coleharbor, ND R+63
- Corley, WV R+68
- Wallaceville, PA R+60
- Poolville, MS R+86
- Brockwell, AR R+70
- Eighty Eight, KY R+65
- Okesa, OK R+65
- East Springfield, NY R+23
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.