Durant, Iowa is a small town with a population of just under 3,000 people. It is located in Cedar County and has been around since the early 1800s. The town is known for its rural charm and close knit sense of community. Political life in Durant is largely driven by local issues that affect the daily lives of its citizens. During election season, candidates focus on issues such as healthcare, economic development, education, public safety, infrastructure, environmental protection and more. The majority of political candidates running for office in Durant are from the Republican or Democratic parties. These candidates must appeal to their constituents by addressing the concerns of their constituents and outlining solutions to any concerning issues they may be facing. Community engagement is also important for local politicians in order to understand what their constituency desires from them in representing them at all levels of government.
The political climate in Durant, IA is moderately conservative.
Cedar County, IA is moderately conservative. In Cedar County, IA 40.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cedar county remained very strongly Republican, 57.6% to 40.5%.
Cedar county voted Republican in 2020, 2016 and 2004, and Democratic in 2012, 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Durant, IA is moderately conservative.
Cedar County, Iowa is moderately 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.
Durant, Iowa: d 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 Durant, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 98 contributions totaling $4,795 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 58 contributions totaling $10,079 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $174 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)