Wickham leans heavily Democratic by roughly 34 points: about 67% of voters vote Democratic and 33% Republican.
About 93% of adults in Wickham typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wickham, ~63% vote Democratic, ~31% Republican, and ~6% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wickham compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Wickham leans more Democratic than 1 of 5 neighbors.
Wickham runs about 47 points more Democratic than Iowa as a whole. Iowa leans Republican overall, while Wickham is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Wickham. The south side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+39) and the north side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+17), a spread of about 22 points.
Why Wickham leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Wickham, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 73% of adults in Wickham hold a bachelor's degree, about 45 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Wickham runs against the grain of Iowa, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
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 Wickham, Coralville, IA does.
Why turnout in Wickham looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Wickham 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 77%, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 99% of adults in Wickham have completed high school, above 88% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Kirkwood, Coralville, IA D+52
- Penn, North Liberty, IA D+23
- Mann, Iowa City, IA D+51
- Weber, Iowa City, IA D+46
- Roosevelt, Iowa City, IA D+55
- Longfellow, Iowa City, IA D+48
- Twain, Iowa City, IA D+44
- Lucas, Iowa City, IA D+45
- Southwest Area, Cedar Rapids, IA D+21
- Taylor, Cedar Rapids, IA D+24
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Clinton, Lincoln, NE D+32
- Lane-Wooster, Akron, OH D+78
- Jefferson Westside, Eugene, OR D+71
- Yorkfield, Elmhurst, IL D+16
- Eiber, Lakewood, CO D+30
- Vintage, Napa, CA D+28
- Home Gardens, Corona, CA D+6
- Midtown St. Louis, St. Louis, MO D+71
- North Waltham, Waltham, MA D+33
- Central City East, Los Angeles, CA D+41
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.