Zearing, IA is a small town with a population of just over 900 people. It is located in Story County and has an active local government that works hard to ensure the needs of its citizens are met. The Mayor and City Council oversee the daily operations of the city and set policies for growth and development. Local elections provide citizens with an opportunity to elect representatives who will best serve their interests. Recently, some of the more pressing issues in Zearing have been infrastructure improvements and economic development. The Mayor and City Council have worked closely together on these issues to ensure they are addressed in a timely manner. Residents can stay informed about upcoming elections by attending public meetings or checking out their local newspaper for information about candidates and election dates.
The political climate in Zearing, IA is leaning conservative.
Story County, IA is moderately liberal. In Story County, IA 57.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 39.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Story county remained very strongly Democratic, 57.2% to 39.9%.
Story county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zearing, IA is leaning conservative.
Story County, Iowa is moderately liberal.
Ames Metro Area is moderately 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.
Zearing, 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 Zearing, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $2,075 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $519 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 16 contributions totaling $1,750 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $109 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)