Andover, IA is a small town located in the Midwestern United States. Its population is relatively small and it has a strong sense of community. Although there are no official local political candidates, there are still many politics issues that affect the town and its citizens. There have been debates on topics such as taxation, infrastructure projects, education, and public safety. Andover residents take part in these debates and ensure their voices are heard. They also participate in local elections by voting for state representatives and senators who will represent their interests both nationally and locally. In addition to this, Andover has a council that meets monthly to discuss important matters concerning the town's well-being such as budgeting, zoning laws, trash services, water rights and more. All these activities give Andover's citizens the opportunity to have their say in how their town is run and make sure that their voices are heard by those they elected to serve them.
The political climate in Andover, IA is moderately conservative.
Clinton County, IA is somewhat conservative. In Clinton County, IA 43.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clinton county remained strongly Republican, 54.1% to 43.8%.
Clinton county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Andover, IA is moderately conservative.
Clinton County, Iowa is somewhat conservative.
Clinton Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Andover, Iowa: D D 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 Andover, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $4,500 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $500 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)