Truesdale, IA is a small town with a population of around 5,000. It has a strong sense of community and the citizens work together to create an environment that is both safe and comfortable. The local political scene in Truesdale is quite active, with two candidates running for mayor this year. People are passionate about their views and want to make sure that their voices are heard. Residents have the opportunity to get involved by attending town hall meetings or volunteering on campaigns. With so much at stake for the future of Truesdale, it's no surprise that residents take an active role in the political process.
The political climate in Truesdale, IA is moderately 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
Truesdale, IA is moderately 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.
Truesdale, 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 Truesdale, 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)