Woodland is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 75% of adults in Woodland typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Woodland, ~15% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Woodland compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Woodland leans more Republican than 21 of 35 neighbors.
Woodland runs about 47 points more Republican than Iowa as a whole.
Why Woodland 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 Woodland, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Woodland, about 98% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 10 points below the Iowa average of 24%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Woodland, IA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Woodland looks the way it does
Turnout in Woodland sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- High Point, IA R+60
- Pleasanton, IA R+61
- Leon, IA R+50
- Lineville, IA R+57
- Clio, IA R+58
- Davis City, IA R+60
- Garden Grove, IA R+61
- Decatur, IA R+47
- Decatur City, IA R+46
- Saline, MO R+70
Cities with Similar Populations
- Caledonia, ND R+39
- Radnor, IN R+59
- Chase, IN R+54
- Weston, ME R+45
- Dudley, WI R+40
- Ponca, AR R+55
- Danburg, GA R+43
- Cowles, NE R+71
- Winona, AZ R+5
- Dry Pond, GA R+70
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.