Leando, IA is a small town located in the Midwest region of the United States. It has a rich history of political involvement, with citizens passionate about their local government and its decision-making process. Local elections have been held on a regular basis since the early 1900s, when town leaders held town hall meetings and appointed representatives to make decisions on behalf of their constituents. In recent years, there has been an increase in voter turnout and participation in local politics as citizens become more engaged in deciding who should represent them. Candidates come from all walks of life with different backgrounds and experience hoping to bring progress to the community through their leadership. The mayor is elected by popular vote for a two-year term while other positions may be appointed or filled through other means. There are also several local organizations that promote civic engagement and provide residents with current information about politics in Leando.
The political climate in Leando, IA is very conservative.
Van Buren County, IA is very conservative. In Van Buren County, IA 23.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Van Buren county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.4% to 23.1%.
Van Buren county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Leando, IA is very conservative.
Van Buren 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.
Leando, 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 Leando, 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 27 contributions totaling $4,857 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $180 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)