West Point leans heavily Republican by roughly 42 points: about 29% of voters vote Democratic and 71% Republican.
About 84% of adults in West Point typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in West Point, ~24% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~17% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How West Point compares
Among cities within 25 miles, West Point leans more Republican than 22 of 62 neighbors.
West Point runs about 28 points more Republican than Iowa as a whole.
Why West Point 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 Point, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 86% of residents in West Point drive to work alone, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; West Point, IA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in West Point looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. West Point 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%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- St. Paul, IA R+46
- Franklin, IA R+45
- Sawyer, IA R+34
- Denmark, IA R+36
- Donnellson, IA R+41
- Fort Madison, IA R+22
- Mount Hamill, IA R+46
- Houghton, IA R+47
- Wever, IA R+35
- Primrose, IA R+47
Cities with Similar Populations
- Roseland, FL R+41
- Halfway, MO R+70
- New Lebanon, NY D+6
- Santa Clara, NM D+15
- Milford, KS R+51
- Mc Henry, MD R+24
- Slater, IA R+10
- Cherry Valley, AR R+70
- Brighton, MO R+67
- Hanscom Afb, MA D+43
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.