Baldwin, IA is an idyllic small town in Eastern Iowa. With a population of less than 2,000 people, Baldwin is a tight-knit community that values its local politics. Every few years, locals come together to elect officials who represent the interests of their constituents. This year, Mayor Mark Smithson has held his post for his third consecutive term, and he has plans to continue providing quality services for the citizens of Baldwin. The City Council members have also been working hard to support the mayor's efforts and policies. As always, there are several candidates running for office this election season who seek to further the progress already made in Baldwin while continuing to respect its history and unique character. All candidates have made their cases at debates and through various campaign materials throughout the town. As elections draw closer, residents of Baldwin will be sure to cast their votes thoughtfully and be sure that their voices are heard in local government.
The political climate in Baldwin, IA is strongly conservative.
Jackson County, IA is strongly conservative. In Jackson County, IA 36.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jackson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.3% to 36.2%.
Jackson county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Baldwin, IA is strongly conservative.
Jackson 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.
Baldwin, 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 Baldwin, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 16 contributions totaling $780 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)