Minden, Iowa is a small city nestled in the countryside of western Iowa. Although it has a relatively small population, the citizens of Minden are very proud and active when it comes to politics. Every election cycle, the people of Minden come together to share their voices and vote for their local political candidates. Some of the most popular candidates in the past have included those who are dedicated to improving public services such as education, health care, and transportation in Minden and its surrounding areas. Additionally, Minden's residents have also been known to show great support for initiatives that aim to protect local businesses and help promote economic development. Ultimately, all citizens of Minden strive to make sure their voices are heard during each election cycle so they can ensure that the best possible candidates are chosen to represent them and their community.
The political climate in Minden, IA is moderately conservative.
Pottawattamie County, IA is moderately conservative. In Pottawattamie County, IA 40.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pottawattamie county remained very strongly Republican, 57.4% to 40.6%.
Pottawattamie county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Minden, IA is moderately conservative.
Pottawattamie County, Iowa is moderately conservative.
Omaha-Council Bluffs Metro Area is leaning 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.
Minden, 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 Minden, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5 contributions totaling $104 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $21 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 27 contributions totaling $1,606 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $59 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)