Colesburg, IA is a small town in Eastern Iowa with a strong sense of community and a rich history. It has a mayor-council form of government, with the mayor serving as the chief executive and council members representing each neighborhood in the town. The town's politics are largely centered around ensuring that all residents have access to quality public services such as education, infrastructure, and public safety. Issues like taxation, zoning regulations, and economic development are also routinely discussed by city officials at monthly council meetings. Local elections take place each year where citizens can cast their votes for City Council members and other local offices. Colesburg is known for its commitment to civic engagement as many of its residents are active in their communities in various ways, whether it be through volunteering or participating in local events.
The political climate in Colesburg, IA is very conservative.
Delaware County, IA is very conservative. In Delaware County, IA 31.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Delaware county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.6% to 31.6%.
Delaware county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Colesburg, IA is very conservative.
Delaware County, Iowa is very 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.
Colesburg, 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 Colesburg, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)