Valeria, IA is a small town with an active political climate. The city council consists of seven members who are elected to serve four-year terms representing each precinct in the city. These council members focus on issues that improve the quality of life for their constituents and ensure that the town continues to thrive. The mayor is also elected by the people of Valeria and works closely with the council to develop policies.
In addition to local politics, Valeria is also part of Polk County and participates in Iowa state elections. Every two years, citizens can vote for representatives in their district for various offices including governor, state senator, representative and many more positions at both local and state levels.
Voting is an important way for citizens in Valeria, IA to have a voice in their government and influence decisions that will shape their future. Residents take pride in participating in civic activities such as voting and attending town hall meetings where they can connect with their elected officials, voice opinions and learn about current issues facing their community.
The political climate in Valeria, IA is strongly conservative.
Jasper County, IA is moderately conservative. In Jasper County, IA 38.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jasper county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.9% to 38.3%.
Jasper county voted Republican again in 2020, after voting Democratic in 2012, 2008, and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Valeria, IA is strongly conservative.
Jasper 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.
Valeria, Iowa: r 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 Valeria, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 97 contributions totaling $4,464 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $46 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 11 contributions totaling $417 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $38 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)