The city of Hawkeye, IA has a history of vibrant political atmosphere. Despite being a small city, the local government is dedicated to promoting the well-being and progress of its citizens. The city council members are elected through local elections and serve terms of three years. Each council member works diligently to make sure that all citizens are properly represented in the decisions made by the council. Through initiatives such as regular town hall meetings, Hawkeye citizens have the opportunity to voice their opinions and concerns on important local matters. The current mayor is also actively involved in advocating for the people of Hawkeye, IA and ensuring that their needs are met. In addition to providing quality public services, Hawkeye's city officials also strive to keep taxes low while still maintaining a strong economy and providing excellent educational and recreational opportunities for its residents.
The political climate in Hawkeye, IA is moderately conservative.
Fayette County, IA is moderately conservative. In Fayette County, IA 37.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Fayette county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.3% to 37.6%.
Fayette county voted Republican again in 2020, after voting Democratic in 2012, 2008, and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hawkeye, IA is moderately conservative.
Fayette 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.
Hawkeye, Iowa: r d 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 Hawkeye, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 27 contributions totaling $729 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $27 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $40 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $20 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)