Arion, IA is a small rural city located in the Midwest region of the United States. It has a population of just over 4,000 people and is known for its peaceful atmosphere and strong sense of community. The political landscape of Arion is much like that of many other small towns across America, consisting mostly of local elections that are focused on issues that directly affect the residents of the town. There are currently two main political parties in Arion: the Democratic Party and the Republican Party. Each party nominates their own candidates for local elections at every level. These candidates typically take up positions on important boards such as school boards, county commissions, and parks departments, in order to shape the policies and services that impact Arion's citizens' lives. In addition to these two major parties, independent candidates also run for local office with smaller platforms and less funding than their mainstream competitors. No matter which type of candidate a voter chooses to support in an election, the goal remains the same; to ensure that their voice is heard and represented through their vote.
The political climate in Arion, IA is very conservative.
Crawford County, IA is very conservative. In Crawford County, IA 31.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Crawford county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.9% to 31.0%.
Crawford county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Arion, IA is very conservative.
Crawford 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.
Arion, Iowa: r R d 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 Arion, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $200 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 20 contributions totaling $522 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $26 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)