Irwin, Iowa is a small town with a population under 500 located in central Iowa. It is a tight-knit community, and its politics reflect that. Every two years the citizens of Irwin go to the polls to elect their representatives for city council and mayor. The local elections are always competitive, but typically the positions are filled by residents who have lived in the area for many years and who have contributed much to the community. The candidates focus on local issues like infrastructure improvements, public safety, and economic development. They also prioritize supporting education and preserving the town’s rural character while working towards making it attractive to visitors from outside Irwin. With consistent participation from its citizens, Irwin's politics remain rooted in tradition while striving for progress at the same time.
The political climate in Irwin, IA is very conservative.
Shelby County, IA is very conservative. In Shelby County, IA 28.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Shelby county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.1% to 28.8%.
Shelby county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Irwin, IA is very conservative.
Shelby 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.
Irwin, 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 Irwin, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $50 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $25 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 12 contributions totaling $400 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $33 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)