Lamoni, IA is a small town with a population of approximately 1,817 people according to the 2010 census. As such, the political landscape of the area is relatively small compared to larger cities. Currently, the mayor of Lamoni is Rick Edwards and there are four council members who serve on the city council. The current council members are Jodi Laughlin-Fultz, Alan Grover, Richard Rexroat and Darlene McDaniel. As a whole they strive to make decisions that benefit the citizens of Lamoni in terms of safety, finances and overall quality of life. They are active in their engagement with local citizens and organizations and regularly host public meetings where residents can voice their opinions and concerns. Additionally, they have established a comprehensive plan for development in the areas around Lamoni which includes investing in infrastructure while maintaining natural resources. The local government works tirelessly to ensure that Lamoni remains an ideal place to live for its residents.
The political climate in Lamoni, IA is moderately conservative.
Decatur County, IA is very conservative. In Decatur County, IA 29.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Decatur county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.7% to 29.4%.
Decatur county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lamoni, IA is moderately conservative.
Decatur 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.
Lamoni, 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 Lamoni, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 964 contributions totaling $30,895 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $32 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 25 contributions totaling $2,513 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $101 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)