Harvey, IA is a small town located in the heart of Iowa. As a result, it has a small and close-knit community that takes pride in its local political scene. The local government is committed to representing the interests of citizens and businesses within the city. Local elections are held every two years, wherein residents can choose from a variety of candidates who are vying to serve as Mayor or City Council member. These individuals are dedicated to ensuring Harvey remains an attractive place for people to live, work, and raise families. Those interested in participating in politics can volunteer for campaigns or join a political party in order to stay informed about what is happening in Harvey and how it may affect their lives.
The political climate in Harvey, IA is very conservative.
Marion County, IA is very conservative. In Marion County, IA 32.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Marion county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.8% to 32.1%.
Marion county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Harvey, IA is very conservative.
Marion 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.
Harvey, Iowa: R R R 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 Harvey, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $25 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $25 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)