Arlington, Iowa is a small rural town located in the eastern part of the state. It has a long history as an agricultural and industrial center, with many farms and businesses in the area. The town is governed by a mayor and five city council members who are elected every four years. Issues such as economic development, public safety, and quality-of-life improvements are important topics for local elections. Arlington also has some unique features such as its historic downtown area and its close proximity to the Maquoketa River which makes it an attractive place to live. People living in Arlington have access to good schools, parks, and other amenities that help make it a great place to live. The city works hard to ensure that its citizens feel safe and secure while making sure that business owners have what they need to thrive in the area. Elections in Arlington give people an opportunity to have their voices heard when it comes to how their town is run.
The political climate in Arlington, IA is moderately conservative.
Fayette County, IA is moderately conservative. In Fayette County, IA 37.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Fayette county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.3% to 37.6%.
Fayette county voted Republican again in 2020, after voting Democratic in 2012, 2008, and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Arlington, IA is moderately conservative.
Fayette County, Iowa is moderately 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.
Arlington, Iowa: r 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 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 Arlington, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7 contributions totaling $1,700 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $243 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 45 contributions totaling $5,982 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $133 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)