Parkersburg, IA is a small town in the Midwest, located just outside of Iowa City. It has a rich and diverse history that dates back to before the Civil War. The local government consists of a mayor, five city council members, one police chief and other administrative staff. Parkersburg has a variety of political interests ranging from traditional Republican policies to more progressive initiatives. The mayor and city council are elected by the people every four years and serve as executive officers for the town. The local police department provides safety and security for the citizens of Parkersburg and works closely with other law enforcement agencies in the area to ensure public safety. Additionally, there is an active community group known as \"Parkersburg Progressives\" which works to promote social justice and progressive ideals within the town. Overall, Parkersburg has a thriving politics scene that serves its citizens well and helps keep it a great place to live.
The political climate in Parkersburg, IA is strongly conservative.
Butler County, IA is very conservative. In Butler County, IA 29.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Butler county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.4% to 29.9%.
Butler county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Parkersburg, IA is strongly conservative.
Butler 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.
Parkersburg, 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 Parkersburg, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 180 contributions totaling $17,410 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $97 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 92 contributions totaling $7,166 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $78 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)