Bellevue is a small town located in Buchanan County, Iowa with a population of 2,628 as of the 2019 census. It is known for its friendly atmosphere and close community ties. When it comes to politics in Bellevue, the town leans towards more conservative values. The mayor of Bellevue, IA is Mrs. Brenda Lauer who was re-elected to a fourth consecutive term in 2020. Additionally, the city council consists of five members that reflect the beliefs and values of Bellevue’s residents. In terms of national politics, many Bellevue residents tend to lean towards Republican candidates. Every election season local candidates come out to speak to the public about their platforms and how they plan to improve the lives of those living in Bellevue if elected into office.
The political climate in Zip 52031 (Bellevue, IA) is strongly conservative.
Jackson County, IA is strongly conservative. In Jackson County, IA 36.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jackson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.3% to 36.2%.
Jackson county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 52031 (Bellevue, IA) is strongly conservative.
Bellevue, Iowa is strongly conservative.
Jackson County, Iowa is strongly conservative.
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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.
Bellevue, Iowa: D D D D R R
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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 zip 52031 (Bellevue)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 71 contributions totaling $2,766 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 83 contributions totaling $51,190 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $617 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)