Wilton leans Republican by roughly 26 points: about 37% of voters vote Democratic and 63% Republican.
About more than 99% of adults in Wilton typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wilton, ~38% vote Democratic, ~66% Republican, and ~-4% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wilton compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wilton leans more Republican than 11 of 51 neighbors.
Wilton runs about 14 points more Republican than Iowa as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Wilton. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+38) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+21), a spread of about 17 points.
Why Wilton 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 Wilton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Wilton votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 29%, modestly above the Iowa average of 16%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Wilton, IA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Wilton looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Wilton 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 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Wilton have completed high school, above 93% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Moscow, IA R+38
- Durant, IA R+35
- Sunbury, IA R+41
- Sweetland Center, IA R+37
- Atalissa, IA R+39
- Stockton, IA R+38
- Rochester, IA R+38
- Bennett, IA R+44
- New Era, IA R+27
- New Liberty, IA R+44
Cities with Similar Populations
- Mooreville, MS R+76
- South Jacksonville, IL R+21
- Myrtle, MS R+79
- Robins, IA R+6
- Hampton, SC R+5
- Centreville, AL R+53
- Brandon, VT R+19
- Mount Bethel, PA R+31
- Germanton, NC R+56
- Dunean, SC D+17
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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.