The small town of Athelstan, IA is a close-knit community of locals who take pride in their local politics. Although the population size is relatively small, the citizens of Athelstan are passionate about their political beliefs and have an active interest in local issues. The city regularly hosts political debates and forums to discuss topics such as education reform, environmental policy, taxation laws, and other key points of contention between candidates running for local office. Notable local candidates include Mayor Mike Smith and City Council Member Steve Anderson, who are both respected within the community for their knowledge on policy matters and commitment to advocating for the best interests of Athelstan's residents. With elections coming up this fall, residents are looking forward to another season of lively debates that will help them decide which candidate has the best plan for moving the community forward.
The political climate in Athelstan, IA is very conservative.
Taylor County, IA is very conservative. In Taylor County, IA 23.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Taylor county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.8% to 23.0%.
Taylor county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Athelstan, IA is very conservative.
Taylor 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.
Athelstan, 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 Athelstan, 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 2 contributions totaling $302 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $151 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)