Waukon, IA is a small town located in Allamakee County in the Northeast corner of Iowa. It has a rich political history and currently has an active government with various local representatives from both major political parties. The city council includes five members who are elected every two years by the citizens of Waukon. The mayor is also elected for a four year term and works alongside the city council to create laws that represent the interests of the citizens of Waukon. Many local organizations in Waukon such as the Chamber of Commerce and Rotary Club hold regular meetings to discuss current political issues, and to help foster a sense of community throughout the town. Although there is no current information regarding local political candidates, Waukon residents are proud of their town’s rich history and active government, which they look forward to continuing for many years to come.
The political climate in Waukon, IA is moderately conservative.
Allamakee County, IA is strongly conservative. In Allamakee County, IA 34.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Allamakee county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.8% to 34.7%.
Allamakee county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Waukon, IA is moderately conservative.
Allamakee County, Iowa is strongly 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.
Waukon, Iowa: r 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 Waukon, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 188 contributions totaling $11,272 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 184 contributions totaling $21,788 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $118 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)