Corning, IA is a small town located in Adams County with a population of 1,100. It is known for its friendly atmosphere and strong community ties. The city is governed by a mayor and five City Council members. When it comes to politics, Corning residents are involved and engaged at the local level. Many political candidates running for office in the area have sought out support from the Corning community, knowing that their voices matter. The politicians elected to represent Corning on the City Council are passionate about ensuring that citizen voices are heard, and that their vision for Corning's future can be realized through thoughtful initiatives and policy solutions.
The political climate in Corning, IA is strongly conservative.
Adams County, IA is very conservative. In Adams County, IA 27.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Adams county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.8% to 27.3%.
Adams county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Corning, IA is strongly conservative.
Adams 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.
Corning, 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 Corning, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 26 contributions totaling $1,016 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 68 contributions totaling $11,048 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $162 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)