Knoxville, Iowa is a small city located in Marion County. It is an important part of the larger Des Moines metropolitan area and is known for its unique cultural and historical significance. Politics in Knoxville are overseen by a City Council that consists of five members elected to four-year terms. These representatives are responsible for making decisions about taxes, budgets, infrastructure projects, and other matters that affect the day-to-day life of its residents. One of their most recent major projects was the redevelopment of the downtown area, which included adding a bike path system connecting citizens to nearby amenities. This project was made possible with support from both local and state government grants and assistance from private businesses. In addition to its local political leaders, Knoxville also has strong ties with Iowa's state legislature as well as federal representatives who work to ensure that its needs are met on both levels.
The political climate in Knoxville, IA is moderately conservative.
Marion County, IA is very conservative. In Marion County, IA 32.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Marion county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.8% to 32.1%.
Marion county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Knoxville, IA is moderately conservative.
Marion 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.
Knoxville, 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 Knoxville, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 124 contributions totaling $6,481 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 89 contributions totaling $9,331 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $105 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)