Carlisle, Iowa is a small community located in Warren County. It is known for its historical buildings, recreational activities, and friendly atmosphere. The city has a mayor-council form of government, which allows the citizens to have a say in their local politics. The mayor serves as the head of the city government and is responsible for setting policy. The council consists of six members elected from each of the five wards in Carlisle, and one at-large councilmember elected by all citizens. They are tasked with passing legislation that will benefit the residents of Carlisle and make sure that the city's needs are met. Elections are held every two years, so Carlisle's citizens have frequent opportunities to voice their opinions on who they think should represent them at City Hall. In addition to electing representatives, citizens can also provide feedback on local issues through public hearings and initiatives such as referendums. With an active population participating in local politics, Carlisle is well positioned to keep its small-town charm while still providing strong leadership from its elected officials.
The political climate in Carlisle, IA is moderately conservative.
Warren County, IA is moderately conservative. In Warren County, IA 40.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Warren county remained very strongly Republican, 57.3% to 40.5%.
Warren county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Carlisle, IA is moderately conservative.
Warren County, Iowa is moderately conservative.
Des Moines-West Des Moines Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Carlisle, 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 Carlisle, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 478 contributions totaling $20,282 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $42 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 62 contributions totaling $18,024 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $291 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)