Akron, IA is a small but vibrant city located in the northeast corner of Iowa. Politics in Akron are largely reflective of the state as a whole, with major concerns surrounding education, healthcare, and transportation. The local political scene is dominated by conservative-leaning Republican candidates who favor conservative fiscal policies. While there have been many debates over taxes, social issues, and legal matters, the majority of voters still lean to the right. In recent years there has been increased talk about economic growth and job creation in Akron. Despite this push from those in power to develop the city further, many residents still feel that their voices are not being heard when it comes to local politics. Overall, Akron’s political scene is quite typical for Iowa with Republicans dominating the landscape and a focus on economic development and job creation as primary goals for the future.
The political climate in Akron, IA is strongly conservative.
Plymouth County, IA is very conservative. In Plymouth County, IA 24.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Plymouth county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.9% to 24.6%.
Plymouth county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Akron, IA is strongly conservative.
Plymouth County, Iowa is very conservative.
Sioux City Metro Area is strongly 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.
Akron, 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 Akron, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 125 contributions totaling $5,228 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $42 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $100 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)