Cedar Falls, IA is a vibrant community located in the northeastern corner of Iowa. The city has a strong commitment to civic engagement, evidenced by its active local political scene. Civic organizations and clubs provide citizens with opportunities to discuss important issues facing the community and develop informed perspectives on how to best address them. Community members are also encouraged to get involved in local government through volunteering or running for office. Currently, Cedar Falls is represented in state politics by Senator Jeff Edler and Representative Walt Rogers, while Mayor Rob Green is the current leader of the city council. Through the dedication of these elected officials, Cedar Falls has become a model of healthy political engagement that encourages its citizens to become a part of their local government’s decision-making process.
The political climate in Cedar Falls, IA is leaning liberal.
Black Hawk County, IA is somewhat liberal. In Black Hawk County, IA 53.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Black Hawk county remained moderately Democratic, 53.5% to 44.5%.
Black Hawk county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cedar Falls, IA is leaning liberal.
Black Hawk County, Iowa is somewhat liberal.
Waterloo-Cedar Falls 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.
Cedar Falls, Iowa: D D D D d d
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 Cedar Falls, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,950 contributions totaling $166,635 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $85 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 518 contributions totaling $158,620 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $306 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)