The small town of Lake Panorama in Iowa is home to a tight-knit community with a strong sense of local pride. Although the population of the town remains relatively small, those living in and around Lake Panorama are passionate about their local politics. Every year, residents cast their votes for mayor, city council members, and other issues that affect their daily lives. The candidates that run for office come from all walks of life and represent the diverse values of the community. They work hard to ensure that every citizen's voice is heard and respected in local government decisions. Through these elections, citizens can have a direct say in how the town operates and how its resources are allocated. Ultimately, through engagement in local politics, people living in Lake Panorama remain connected to their community and continue to have an active role in shaping its future.
The political climate in Lake Panorama, IA is strongly conservative.
Guthrie County, IA is very conservative. In Guthrie County, IA 31.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Guthrie county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.1% to 31.2%.
Guthrie county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lake Panorama, IA is strongly conservative.
Guthrie County, Iowa is very conservative.
Des Moines-West Des Moines Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
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.
Lake Panorama, 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 Lake Panorama, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 202 contributions totaling $13,206 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $65 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 204 contributions totaling $55,471 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $272 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)