Batavia, IA is a small rural city in Iowa with a population of approximately 600 people. The city is governed by the Batavia City Council, which consists of five at-large members and the mayor. The mayor and council members are responsible for setting policy, enacting laws, and managing the budget for the city. Elections for local political office are held every two years in November. Local candidates running for office typically include members of both major political parties who focus on issues that will benefit those living in the area such as infrastructure improvements, public safety initiatives, and economic development. It is important to note that voting in local elections is an essential way to have your voice heard and help shape the future of Batavia.
The political climate in Batavia, IA is somewhat conservative.
Jefferson County, IA is leaning conservative. In Jefferson County, IA 48.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jefferson county remained narrowly Republican, 49.6% to 48.2%.
Jefferson county voted Republican again in 2020, after voting Democratic in 2012, 2008, and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Batavia, IA is somewhat conservative.
Jefferson County, Iowa is leaning conservative.
Fairfield Metro Area is leaning 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.
Batavia, Iowa: r 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 Batavia, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 46 contributions totaling $1,055 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $23 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $2,150 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $307 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)