Monticello, Iowa is a small town located in Jones County. The city is a rural community with a population of about 3000 people, and has a strong sense of local pride. Politically speaking, the citizens of Monticello are generally conservative. Most elections feature candidates from both the Republican and Democratic parties vying for local office. Additionally, there are several prominent political action groups such as the Monticello Chamber of Commerce and the Monticello League of Women Voters that play an active role in promoting civic engagement in the city. These organizations often plan events to inform the community about current political issues and work together to ensure that all voices are heard during elections. Since it is such a small town, many residents know each other personally and frequently collaborate on local projects or initiatives that benefit the community as well as their own interests. All in all, politics in Monticello remain active but respectful as citizens come together to promote their shared values and goals.
The political climate in Monticello, IA is moderately conservative.
Jones County, IA is moderately conservative. In Jones County, IA 38.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jones county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.8% to 38.3%.
Jones county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Monticello, IA is moderately conservative.
Jones County, Iowa is moderately conservative.
Cedar Rapids Metro Area is leaning 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.
Monticello, 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 Monticello, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 54 contributions totaling $3,942 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $73 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 174 contributions totaling $37,560 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $216 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)