Riverside, IA is a small town located in the eastern part of the state, with a population of around 1,800 people. It is well known for its strong community spirit and dedication to public service, and local politics play an important role in shaping the future of the place. Each year, members of the community come together in elections to elect members to serve on the City Council, who are responsible for deciding on important issues that affect daily life. During election season, candidates are eager to share their ideas about how best to serve the needs and interests of Riverside's citizens. Candidates often focus on issues like infrastructure improvements, access to education and healthcare services, business development, and quality-of-life initiatives such as parks and recreation. Locals take pride in their city government and enjoy being involved in civic decisions that can improve their lives.
The political climate in Riverside, IA is moderately conservative.
Washington County, IA is moderately conservative. In Washington County, IA 38.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.3% to 38.8%.
Washington county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Riverside, IA is moderately conservative.
Washington County, Iowa is moderately conservative.
Iowa City Metro Area is very 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.
Riverside, 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 Riverside, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 183 contributions totaling $16,292 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $89 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 19 contributions totaling $2,457 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $129 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)