Westgate, IA is a small town located in the Midwest. It has a population of roughly 1,000 people and is a tight-knit community. It is led by the mayor, who is elected every four years by the residents of Westgate. The local politics focus on preserving the small-town feel that Westgate has become known for. Town leaders have successfully worked to bring new businesses to the area while still maintaining its charm and unique character. Local elections always draw a large turnout as residents are passionate about their town and want to ensure its future success. Candidates running for office often prioritize improving quality of life and promoting economic growth in Westgate, while also making sure that all citizens are represented fairly and equally.
The political climate in Westgate, IA is strongly conservative.
Fayette County, IA is moderately conservative. In Fayette County, IA 37.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Fayette county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.3% to 37.6%.
Fayette county voted Republican again in 2020, after voting Democratic in 2012, 2008, and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Westgate, IA is strongly conservative.
Fayette 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.
Westgate, 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 Westgate, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)