Zwingle leans heavily Republican by roughly 44 points: about 28% of voters vote Democratic and 72% Republican.
About 88% of adults in Zwingle typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Zwingle, ~25% vote Democratic, ~63% Republican, and ~12% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Zwingle compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Zwingle leans more Republican than 51 of 55 neighbors.
Zwingle runs about 32 points more Republican than Iowa as a whole.
Why Zwingle 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 Zwingle, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Zwingle live in densely developed areas, about 11 points below the Iowa average of 16%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Zwingle, 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 Zwingle looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Zwingle 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 70%, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 95% of households in Zwingle own their home, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- La Motte, IA R+44
- Bernard, IA R+43
- Ironhills, IA R+44
- Fillmore, IA R+42
- Andrew, IA R+42
- St. Donatus, IA R+40
- Peosta, IA R+35
- Monmouth, IA R+43
- Bellevue, IA R+37
Cities with Similar Populations
- Martinsburg, OH R+66
- Vaucluse, SC R+10
- Nimitz, WV R+61
- Waldron, MI R+55
- Willernie, MN D+12
- Chalybeate, MS R+84
- Spring Hill, AR R+72
- Easton, MO R+51
- Bancroft, WI R+35
- Green Pond, AL R+74
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.