Belle Plaine, IA is a small town located in Benton County in the Midwest region of the United States. It is home to a diverse population of residents who are passionate about their local politics. The City Council of Belle Plaine consists of five members who are elected by their constituents. They work hard to ensure that all voices in the city are being heard and that initiatives such as infrastructure improvements, economic development projects, and public safety measures are being addressed. They welcome constructive dialogue with citizens as they strive to make decisions that will benefit the whole community. Additionally, local political candidates often come to Belle Plaine during election season in order to meet with constituents and receive feedback on issues affecting the city. By engaging with the people living in Belle Plaine, local politicians can ensure that their policies reflect the values and interests of all residents.
The political climate in Belle Plaine, IA is moderately conservative.
Benton County, IA is strongly conservative. In Benton County, IA 35.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Benton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.8% to 35.2%.
Benton county voted Republican in three most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous three.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Belle Plaine, IA is moderately conservative.
Benton County, Iowa is strongly conservative.
Cedar Rapids Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Belle Plaine, Iowa: d d 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 Belle Plaine, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 28 contributions totaling $481 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $17 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 41 contributions totaling $3,052 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $74 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)