Edgewood, IA is a small town with a population of about 2,000 people. It has a rich political history and is home to active civic engagement. The politics in Edgewood are mainly focused on local issues such as education funding, public safety initiatives, infrastructure improvements, and economic development. Local residents have the opportunity to participate in community gatherings, attend town hall meetings, and express their views on various matters that affect their daily lives. They also have the chance to vote in city council elections which play a major role in shaping the future of the community. There are also opportunities for citizens to get involved with city-related activities through volunteering or working for nonprofits or government agencies. All in all, the political landscape of Edgewood is quite vibrant and provides plenty of opportunities for citizens to get involved and make their voices heard.
The political climate in Edgewood, IA is strongly conservative.
Delaware County, IA is very conservative. In Delaware County, IA 31.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Delaware county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.6% to 31.6%.
Delaware county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Edgewood, IA is strongly conservative.
Delaware 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.
Edgewood, 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 Edgewood, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 108 contributions totaling $24,244 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $224 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 18 contributions totaling $25,000 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,389 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)