Winthrop, IA is a small town in northeastern Iowa with a population of around 2,000 people. The citizens of Winthrop are highly engaged in local politics and take pride in having their voices heard at the polls. Local elections for mayor and council members are held every two years, with candidates running on platforms focused on economic development and infrastructure improvements. The city leaders strive to create an environment that is welcoming to all residents while ensuring fiscal responsibility. The citizens of Winthrop take their civic duties seriously and show up to the polls in high numbers to make sure their community remains a place where everyone can thrive.
The political climate in Winthrop, IA is moderately conservative.
Buchanan County, IA is moderately conservative. In Buchanan County, IA 38.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Buchanan county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.6% to 38.7%.
Buchanan county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Winthrop, IA is moderately conservative.
Buchanan 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.
Winthrop, 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 Winthrop, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 137 contributions totaling $13,583 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $99 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 102 contributions totaling $12,207 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $120 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)