Beaverdale, IA is a small town located in the Midwestern United States. Despite its small size, Beaverdale has a vibrant political scene. Local elections are held annually to select representatives for the city council and mayor who make decisions on behalf of the city’s residents. The local political candidates are passionate about serving their community and strive to find solutions to the town's economic, social, and environmental issues. The elections are hotly contested as many citizens take an active interest in who will represent them on the local level and have a vested interest in their hometown's future. All residents of Beaverdale take great pride in their community and value their right to vote for leaders who share their vision for the future of this unique Iowa town.
The political climate in Beaverdale, IA is somewhat conservative.
Des Moines County, IA is somewhat conservative. In Des Moines County, IA 44.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Des Moines county remained moderately Republican, 53.1% to 44.6%.
Des Moines county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Beaverdale, IA is somewhat conservative.
Des Moines County, Iowa is somewhat conservative.
Burlington Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Beaverdale, 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 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 Beaverdale, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,358 contributions totaling $106,619 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $79 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 422 contributions totaling $78,184 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $185 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)