Donahue, IA is a small town with an active local political scene. Residents of Donahue are passionate about their community and take part in local politics by attending city council meetings and participating in local campaigns. The town has various political parties represented in its government, allowing for an open dialogue on the issues that matter most to the citizens of Donahue. Local politicians work together to come up with solutions that benefit the entire community, such as improving infrastructure and creating new job opportunities. In addition to this, they also strive to maintain a safe environment while protecting the rights of all who live there. With a commitment to engaging its citizens in meaningful conversations about policy and progress, Donahue is truly a great place to call home.
The political climate in Donahue, IA is somewhat conservative.
Scott County, IA is leaning liberal. In Scott County, IA 50.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 47.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Scott county remained Democratic, 50.7% to 47.2%.
Scott county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Donahue, IA is somewhat conservative.
Scott County, Iowa is leaning liberal.
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Donahue, Iowa: d d D D d d
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 Donahue, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 17 contributions totaling $960 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $800 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $200 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)