Brayton, Iowa is a small rural town located in the Midwest region of the United States. This vibrant community is home to a diverse population, many of whom are actively engaged in local politics. Brayton's citizens have elected several representatives to local governing bodies such as the city council, school board, and county commission. These officials strive to ensure that everyone in the community has their voice heard and their needs taken care of. The town prides itself on its commitment to democracy and involvement from all members of the community in decision-making processes. In addition to traditional forms of political engagement such as voting, Brayton also encourages its citizens to attend public meetings and participate in various civic organizations. As such, residents are well informed about what’s going on around them and have a direct say in how their town is run.
The political climate in Brayton, IA is very conservative.
Audubon County, IA is very conservative. In Audubon County, IA 31.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Audubon county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.1% to 31.3%.
Audubon county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Brayton, IA is very conservative.
Audubon 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.
Brayton, Iowa: r r d 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 Brayton, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)