Iowa City is a vibrant city located in Johnson County, Iowa. In terms of politics, it is an important center in the state. Iowa City has a strong Democratic presence, with many of the state and local officials being members of the party. At the national level, Iowa City is solidly represented by four Congressional Representatives and two United States Senators who are all Democrats. Local elections for Mayor, Council, and other offices are held regularly in order to ensure that community members have their voices heard and that all residents have access to good governance. The city is also home to many progressive organizations such as the Iowa Citizen Action Network (ICAN), which advocates for social and economic justice initiatives throughout the state. As a whole, Iowa City is committed to fostering an environment where people from all walks of life can come together to shape their future and create positive change.
The political climate in Iowa City, IA is strongly liberal.
Johnson County, IA is very liberal. In Johnson County, IA 70.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 27.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Johnson county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 70.6% to 27.3%.
Johnson county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Iowa City, IA is strongly liberal.
Johnson County, Iowa is very liberal.
Iowa City Metro Area is very liberal.
Iowa is leaning conservative.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Iowa City, Iowa: D D D D D D
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Iowa City, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 15,865 contributions totaling $1,652,841 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $104 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,050 contributions totaling $303,515 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $289 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)