Central City, IA is a small town in the Midwest with a population of approximately 5,000. It is home to a diverse population and has become increasingly politically active in recent years. Local elections have seen participation from residents of all ages and backgrounds, as citizens have continued to voice their opinions on important issues affecting the city. Various political candidates have come forth in an effort to represent the people of Central City. Issues that are discussed throughout the city include health care, education, economic development, and public safety. In addition to local candidates running for office, Central City also has representatives at the state level who work hard to ensure that their constituents’ voices are heard. In this way, Central City's politics remain vibrant and engaging for its residents.
The political climate in Central City, IA is leaning conservative.
Linn County, IA is somewhat liberal. In Linn County, IA 55.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Linn county remained strongly Democratic, 55.6% to 41.9%.
Linn county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Central City, IA is leaning conservative.
Linn County, Iowa is somewhat liberal.
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.
Central City, 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 Central City, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 298 contributions totaling $23,226 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $78 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 22 contributions totaling $3,792 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $172 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)