Adair, Iowa is a small town located in the western part of the state. It has a rich history and strong sense of community pride. The politics of Adair are generally conservative, with most residents voting Republican in local elections. Residents of Adair value hard work and fiscal responsibility, emphasizing practical solutions to problems facing their community instead of relying on government assistance. Local elections typically focus on issues such as education, infrastructure, public safety, and economic development. The town's leaders strive to create a better future for the citizens by investing in businesses and creating jobs within Adair. Popular candidates focus on creating new opportunities for growth in the local economy while also protecting the traditional values that have long been held dear by members of this rural community.
The political climate in Adair, IA is strongly conservative.
Adair County, IA is very conservative. In Adair County, IA 28.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Adair county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.8% to 28.7%.
Adair county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Adair, IA is strongly conservative.
Adair County, Iowa is very conservative.
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.
Adair, Iowa: R R r r 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 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 Adair, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $500 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 50 contributions totaling $15,740 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $315 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)