The politics in Albia, IA are largely driven by the local government and their decisions. Local candidates run for office in the town’s mayor and city council races, where they are elected to represent the interests of the area’s residents. Much of the work at this level is done through committees, discussion boards, and brainstorming sessions that address issues related to community development, public safety, infrastructure improvements, and other pressing matters. These conversations involve a wide range of stakeholders from business owners to members of local organizations. Beyond local politics, Albia also participates in election cycles for state and federal representatives which helps to shape the future of the region.
The political climate in Albia, IA is strongly conservative.
Monroe County, IA is very conservative. In Monroe County, IA 26.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Monroe county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.8% to 26.4%.
Monroe county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Albia, IA is strongly conservative.
Monroe 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.
Albia, 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 Albia, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 170 contributions totaling $18,400 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $108 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 51 contributions totaling $10,339 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $203 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)