Harpers Ferry, IA is a small but vibrant town located in southeastern Iowa. It has a rich history and culture that is reflected in its politics. The town is governed by an elected mayor and council who work together to make laws and policies that benefit the community. On the local level, citizens elect representatives to serve on school boards, city councils, county commissions, and other government offices. Harpers Ferry residents also have the opportunity to participate in state and national elections as well, giving them the chance to help shape the future of their state and country. There are many active political parties associated with Harpers Ferry such as Democrats, Republicans, Greens, Libertarians, Socialists, and more. These political organizations often host events such as debates or candidate forums so that citizens can learn more about their choices for office. With its long history of democratic values and ideals, Harpers Ferry remains a place where citizens have the right to voice their opinions on political issues while engaging in respectful discourse with one another.
The political climate in Harpers Ferry, IA is strongly conservative.
Allamakee County, IA is strongly conservative. In Allamakee County, IA 34.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Allamakee county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.8% to 34.7%.
Allamakee county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Harpers Ferry, IA is strongly conservative.
Allamakee 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.
Harpers Ferry, 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 Harpers Ferry, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10 contributions totaling $350 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 11 contributions totaling $1,406 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $128 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)