Solon, IA is a small city located in Johnson County. It has a mayor-council form of government, with the mayor as the executive and the city council responsible for enacting local policies and ordinances. Solon’s political leaders have a long record of working together to create a vibrant community and improving the quality of life through progressive initiatives. The current Mayor, Kara Daniels, has served since 2011 and has implemented several well-received policies, such as increasing access to public parks and supporting local businesses. The City Council consists of five members elected at large from wards throughout the city who serve staggered four-year terms. They meet regularly to discuss policy initiatives that will benefit the residents of Solon, including public safety and infrastructure needs. As an active member of this small but growing community, Solon’s leaders are committed to upholding its core values while creating an even brighter future for its citizens.
The political climate in Solon, IA is somewhat liberal.
Johnson County, IA is very liberal. In Johnson County, IA 70.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 27.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Johnson county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 70.6% to 27.3%.
Johnson county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Solon, IA is somewhat liberal.
Johnson County, Iowa is very liberal.
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.
Solon, Iowa: D D D D D D
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 Solon, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 341 contributions totaling $28,765 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $84 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 67 contributions totaling $24,084 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $359 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)