Tama, IA is a small town located in Tama County in the state of Iowa. It has a population of 2,877 as of the 2019 census and is known for its rich history and strong community spirit. Politically, the town is represented by legislators from the Republican Party at both the federal and state levels. Senator Charles E. Grassley (Republican) serves as Iowa's senior United States senator, while Representative Ashley Hinson (Republican) represents Tama in Iowa's 1st congressional district. At the state level, Senator Waylon Brown (Republican) serves in the Iowa Senate representing Tama and Benton counties while Representative Dean Fisher (Republican) serves in the Iowa House of Representatives providing representation for Tama county residents. These elected officials are all dedicated to serving their constituents and working to improve everyday life for those living in Tama.
The political climate in Tama, IA is somewhat conservative.
Tama County, IA is moderately conservative. In Tama County, IA 39.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Tama county remained very strongly Republican, 58.6% to 39.5%.
Tama county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Tama, IA is somewhat conservative.
Tama County, Iowa is moderately 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.
Tama, 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 Tama, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 90 contributions totaling $42,700 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $474 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 11 contributions totaling $25,735 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $2,340 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)