Grandview, IA is a small town located in the Midwest region of the United States. It has a population of around 5,000 people, and is known for its close-knit community and strong sense of pride. The politics in Grandview are relatively conservative, with most residents leaning towards Republican values. Local elections usually have only a few candidates, and voter turnout tends to be low. Grandview's mayor is currently Tom Smith, who was elected in 2018. Additionally, Grandview has two City Council members: Sarah Lee and John Jones, both elected in 2020. The city has recently been working on modernizing its infrastructure, while also maintaining it's heritage as an agricultural hub for the region. There are several local initiatives encouraging citizens to become more civically engaged which include sponsoring debates between candidates or holding town hall meetings about important topics such as healthcare or environmentalism. Overall, politics in Grandview tend to focus on peace and progress while preserving its small town charm.
The political climate in Grandview, IA is strongly conservative.
Louisa County, IA is very conservative. In Louisa County, IA 32.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Louisa county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.6% to 32.4%.
Louisa county voted Republican in 2020, 2016 and 2004, and Democratic in 2012, 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Grandview, IA is strongly conservative.
Louisa County, Iowa is very 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.
Grandview, Iowa: d r 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 Grandview, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 16 contributions totaling $4,740 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $296 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 18 contributions totaling $3,296 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $183 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)