The small town of Centralia, Iowa is located in the center of the state and is home to a population of approximately 6,000 people. Despite its size, Centralia has an active political scene. The city operates under a mayor-council form of government led by the Mayor and six City Council members who are elected by popular vote for terms of four years. Residents have the opportunity to participate in local elections and voice their opinions on important issues that affect the community. As with any town, there are ongoing debates about how best to address issues such as taxation, public safety, infrastructure improvements, economic development, and social services within the city. With a focus on delivering quality services and maintaining fiscal responsibility, Centralia’s City Council works hard to ensure the future prosperity of the city for all its citizens.
The political climate in Centralia, IA is somewhat conservative.
Dubuque County, IA is leaning conservative. In Dubuque County, IA 47.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dubuque county remained Republican, 50.5% to 47.6%.
Dubuque county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Centralia, IA is somewhat conservative.
Dubuque County, Iowa is leaning conservative.
Dubuque 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.
Centralia, Iowa: D 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 Centralia, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 32 contributions totaling $3,600 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $113 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 120 contributions totaling $82,860 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $691 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)