Swisher, IA is a small town located in Johnson County with a population of just over 600 people. The city is governed by an elected mayor and five council members, who work together to make decisions that benefit the surrounding community. The local political scene in Swisher is made up of active citizens from all walks of life who come together to discuss the issues that matter most to them. One of the primary focuses for candidates running for local office in Swisher is economic development, as well as preserving the city's rural heritage. Candidates also focus on quality education, infrastructure improvements, environmental stewardship, and responsible land use management. During election season, residents can expect to hear a variety of perspectives on these topics from their potential elected officials.
The political climate in Swisher, IA is somewhat liberal.
Johnson County, IA is very liberal. In Johnson County, IA 70.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 27.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Johnson county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 70.6% to 27.3%.
Johnson county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Swisher, IA is somewhat liberal.
Johnson County, Iowa is very liberal.
Iowa City Metro Area is very 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.
Swisher, 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 Swisher, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 75 contributions totaling $9,086 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $121 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 58 contributions totaling $30,660 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $529 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)