Westwood leans heavily Republican by roughly 46 points: about 27% of voters vote Democratic and 73% Republican.
About 92% of adults in Westwood typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Westwood, ~25% vote Democratic, ~67% Republican, and ~8% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Westwood compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Westwood leans more Republican than 34 of 61 neighbors.
Westwood runs about 33 points more Republican than Iowa as a whole.
Why Westwood leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Westwood. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with high-school-completion-heavy adults tend to turn out at a higher rate; Westwood, IA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Westwood looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Westwood 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%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 99% of adults in Westwood have completed high school, above 98% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Oakland Mills, IA R+46
- Rome, IA R+48
- Mount Pleasant, IA R+24
- Trenton, IA R+47
- Lockridge, IA R+48
- Salem, IA R+49
- Glasgow, IA R+49
- Hillsboro, IA R+51
- Mount Union, IA R+43
- Germanville, IA R+47
Cities with Similar Populations
- Oxford, ID R+77
- Wrights, IL R+65
- Turin, IA R+48
- Van Burensburg, IL R+56
- La Junta, NM D+13
- Braddyville, IA R+58
- Goldson, GA R+14
- Glover, MO R+68
- Johnsville, MD R+45
- Penryn, PA R+45
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.