Neola, Iowa is an area with a rich political history. It has been home to several prominent politicians who have made important contributions to the city and state. The city is served by the Neola City Council, which is composed of seven members elected from designated districts within the city. The Mayor of Neola has traditionally been chosen from among the council members and presides over all meetings. Candidates for local elections are nominated by local party committees, and voting takes place on election days in November. Each year, the citizens of Neola take part in various political forums and events to discuss the issues facing their community and learn more about their elected officials. This active civic engagement creates a strong sense of community in Neola that makes it a great place to live or visit.
The political climate in Neola, 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
Neola, 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.
Neola, 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 Neola, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 18 contributions totaling $1,178 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $65 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 18 contributions totaling $2,976 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $165 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)