Montrose, IA is a small community located in Lee County with a population of approximately 800 people. Though the population is relatively small, politics still play an important role in the life of its citizens. Local elections are held annually for positions such as mayor, city council members, and other local offices and committees. The local politics are driven by the needs and interests of the citizens. Many issues that affect Montrose include infrastructure improvements, economic development, and maintaining public safety. In order to address these issues effectively, local leaders strive to engage with community members through forums and other means of communication. Montrose prides itself on being a strong voice for its citizens and fostering an environment where everyone can have their say in how the town is run.
The political climate in Montrose, IA is moderately conservative.
Lee County, IA is moderately conservative. In Lee County, IA 39.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lee county remained very strongly Republican, 58.4% to 39.1%.
Lee county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Montrose, IA is moderately conservative.
Lee County, Iowa is moderately conservative.
Fort Madison-Keokuk Metro Area 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.
Montrose, 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 Montrose, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 502 contributions totaling $22,257 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $44 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 193 contributions totaling $25,887 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $134 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)