Storm Lake, IA is a small town located in the northwest corner of the state. Although Storm Lake has a population of just over 10,000 people, it is an important hub of political activity in the region. With local elections taking place every two years, citizens have the opportunity to elect representatives to serve their community. During election season, political candidates visit Storm Lake to speak with residents about their plans for improving the city and addressing local issues. Issues discussed by local politicians include economic development, education, infrastructure improvements and public safety. Additionally, Storm Lake's government actively encourages civic engagement and holds regular meetings during which citizens can voice their opinions on current events or proposed policies. By engaging in this type of dialogue with its constituents, Storm Lake works to keep its citizens informed and involved in decision-making that affects their community.
The political climate in Storm Lake, IA is somewhat conservative.
Buena Vista County, IA is strongly conservative. In Buena Vista County, IA 36.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Buena Vista county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.9% to 36.3%.
Buena Vista county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Storm Lake, IA is somewhat conservative.
Buena Vista County, Iowa is strongly conservative.
Storm Lake Metro Area is strongly 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.
Storm Lake, 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 Storm Lake, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 494 contributions totaling $28,009 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $57 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 174 contributions totaling $45,432 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $261 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)