Windsor Heights leans Democratic by roughly 26 points: about 63% of voters vote Democratic and 37% Republican.
About 91% of adults in Windsor Heights typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Windsor Heights, ~57% vote Democratic, ~34% Republican, and ~9% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Windsor Heights compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Windsor Heights is the most Democratic-leaning.
Windsor Heights runs about 39 points more Democratic than Iowa as a whole. Iowa leans Republican overall, while Windsor Heights is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why Windsor Heights 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 Windsor Heights, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. About 99% of residents in Windsor Heights live in densely developed areas, about 63 points above the U.S. average of 36%. High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and Windsor Heights sits in the top quarter (about 43%, above 90% of cities). Windsor Heights runs against the grain of Iowa, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Windsor Heights, IA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Windsor Heights looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Windsor Heights 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 73%, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Windsor Heights have completed high school, above 96% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Urbandale, IA D+7
- West Des Moines, IA D+15
- Clive, IA D+10
- Des Moines, IA D+2
- Johnston, IA D+8
- Grimes, IA R+3
- Waukee, IA Even
- Norwalk, IA R+19
- Cumming, IA R+28
- Booneville, IA R+16
Cities with Similar Populations
- Rockvale, TN R+51
- Grottoes, VA R+51
- Park Hill, OK R+35
- Lascassas, TN R+57
- China Spring, TX R+72
- Sylvania, GA R+12
- Dublin, TX R+60
- Kayenta, AZ D+49
- Edmonton, KY R+62
- Perry, NY R+36
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.