Woodburn is a Republican stronghold. About 25% of voters here vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 88% of adults in Woodburn typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Woodburn, ~22% vote Democratic, ~66% Republican, and ~12% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Woodburn compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Woodburn leans more Republican than 28 of 45 neighbors.
Woodburn runs about 38 points more Republican than Iowa as a whole.
Why Woodburn 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 Woodburn, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Woodburn live in densely developed areas, about 11 points below the Iowa average of 16%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Woodburn, IA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Woodburn looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Woodburn 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 98% of adults in Woodburn have completed high school, above 96% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Last Chance, IA R+51
- Osceola, IA R+35
- Lucas, IA R+52
- Norwood, IA R+51
- New Virginia, IA R+45
- Weldon, IA R+57
- Derby, IA R+52
- Liberty Center, IA R+45
- Oakley, IA R+50
- Le Roy, IA R+56
Cities with Similar Populations
- Vernonburg, GA D+5
- Barton City, MI R+46
- Steamboat Rock, IA R+44
- Towne Oaks, IL R+38
- Oberon, ND D+8
- Penrose, IL R+38
- Center, KY R+69
- Bronaugh, MO R+70
- Bengal, IN R+58
- Bowstring, MN R+40
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.