University Heights, IA is a small town of about 2,000 people located in the Midwest. It has a mayor-council form of government, with the mayor serving as chief executive officer and leader of the town council which consists of four members. The town has two main political parties: Republican and Democrat, with each party having strong representation on the council. The mayor and council work together to come up with new initiatives for the town that are aimed at improving the quality of life for its residents, such as creating jobs, increasing public safety, and providing more recreational activities for citizens. Beyond local elections, University Heights also participates in Iowa's state-wide elections. Citizens have the opportunity to vote for candidates running at all levels of government: state senators, congressional representatives, governorships, and presidential races. By engaging in both local and national politics, University Heights demonstrates its commitment to upholding democracy in action.
The political climate in University Heights, IA is moderately 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
University Heights, IA is moderately 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.
University Heights, 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 University Heights, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,086 contributions totaling $778,070 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $153 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 419 contributions totaling $75,796 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $181 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)