Swaledale, Iowa is a small town in the Midwest with a population of around 8,500 people. The politics in Swaledale are generally focused on maintaining its traditional values and ensuring the community remains safe and prosperous. Local elections typically focus on making sure the town's infrastructure is well maintained, that taxes remain low, and that there are plenty of jobs available to those seeking employment. The mayor of Swaledale is currently John Smith who has been in office since 2018. He is supported by a city council which contains members from both major political parties. The council works to make sure that all residents have access to quality services and that Swaledale remains an attractive place for business owners and entrepreneurs to invest in.
The political climate in Swaledale, IA is moderately conservative.
Cerro Gordo County, IA is leaning conservative. In Cerro Gordo County, IA 46.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cerro Gordo county remained moderately Republican, 52.3% to 46.0%.
Cerro Gordo county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Swaledale, IA is moderately conservative.
Cerro Gordo County, Iowa is leaning conservative.
Mason City Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Swaledale, Iowa: D d D D 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 Swaledale, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 17 contributions totaling $447 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $26 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $6,870 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $859 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)