Lawler, IA is a small town located in the Midwestern state of Iowa. Although the population of Lawler remains relatively small, the town is home to a diverse political landscape. Every two years, local elections take place for positions such as mayor and town council members, giving individuals within Lawler an opportunity to participate in their local government. During election season, many local organizations host events and discussions to make sure citizens are informed about important issues affecting Lawler and the surrounding area. Elected officials are dedicated to improving quality of life within Lawler by working on projects such as park development and infrastructure investments in order to keep the town safe and thriving. In addition to these efforts, representatives from Lawler also collaborate with neighboring communities to ensure all residents have access to resources they need. All in all, politics play an important role in contributing towards successful growth for the people of Lawler.
The political climate in Lawler, IA is strongly conservative.
Chickasaw County, IA is strongly conservative. In Chickasaw County, IA 33.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Chickasaw county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.0% to 33.7%.
Chickasaw county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lawler, IA is strongly conservative.
Chickasaw 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.
Lawler, Iowa: d 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 Lawler, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $600 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $200 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $19,175 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $2,397 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)