The small town of Cromwell, Iowa is home to a population of about 500 people. Although the town is relatively small in terms of population, its politics are just as important and active as any other community. The local elections are held every two years, with candidates running for mayor, city council and other positions within the government. Each election is highly contested, as the current politicians strive hard to maintain their positions and local newcomers work hard to make their voices heard. The citizens are passionate about their civic duties and take part in the voting process enthusiastically. The result of these elections provides an insight into the desires and values of the citizens, which ultimately shapes Cromwell into the thriving community it continues to be today.
The political climate in Cromwell, IA is strongly conservative.
Union County, IA is strongly conservative. In Union County, IA 33.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Union county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.8% to 33.3%.
Union county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cromwell, IA is strongly conservative.
Union County, Iowa 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.
Cromwell, Iowa: r r 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 Cromwell, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 298 contributions totaling $10,012 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $34 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 70 contributions totaling $17,772 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $254 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)