Gray, IA is a small town located in the Midwest of the United States. The population in Gray, IA is estimated to be around 1,500 people. The town has an active local political scene with several candidates running for office every election season. These candidates come from all walks of life and strive to represent their constituents in a way that best serves them. Residents of Gray, IA can take part in local politics by attending town hall meetings, participating in forums and debates, or by simply showing up to vote on election day. Local politics are a crucial part of the community as they shape policies and initiatives that have direct impacts on residents' quality of life.
The political climate in Gray, IA is very conservative.
Audubon County, IA is very conservative. In Audubon County, IA 31.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Audubon county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.1% to 31.3%.
Audubon county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Gray, IA is very conservative.
Audubon 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.
Gray, 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 Gray, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 35 contributions totaling $3,776 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $108 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 94 contributions totaling $8,912 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $95 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)