Henderson, IA is a small town of approximately 1,000 people located in the Midwest. Despite its small size, Henderson has a vibrant political landscape which has been shaped by both local and national politics. On the local level, city council members lead the citizens of Henderson towards progress and economic growth. These council members are elected by the residents of Henderson every two years who have a say in the governance of their community. The Mayor serves as the representative for the City Council, appointed every four years to act on behalf of all members of the community. On the state level, Iowa's State Legislature is responsible for passing laws that affect how citizens in Henderson live their lives and how funds are allocated to local programs. The State Legislature is swayed by both Republicans and Democrats who represent different facets of society and work together to pass laws that will improve quality of life in Henderson. With such an active political climate in Henderson, it is important for residents to be aware of what candidates are running for election each year and participate actively in voting or supporting them if they wish.
The political climate in Henderson, IA is very conservative.
Mills County, IA is very conservative. In Mills County, IA 30.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mills county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.5% to 30.3%.
Mills county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Henderson, IA is very conservative.
Mills County, Iowa is very conservative.
Omaha-Council Bluffs Metro Area is leaning 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.
Henderson, Iowa: R R R R 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 Henderson, 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 34 contributions totaling $5,570 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $164 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)