Colwell, IA is a small town located in the Midwestern United States. It is a close-knit community, and the people of Colwell take great pride in their local politics. The city has long held elections that allow citizens to have a voice in the decisions that affect their lives. Local politicians are chosen by the people of Colwell and serve to represent their needs on a larger scale. In Colwell, you will often find passionate candidates campaigning for office, as well as citizens eager to help shape the future of their community through voting. Residents take part in town hall meetings and other events to stay informed about the many issues facing Colwell each election cycle. Through their involvement in the political process, residents make sure that they have an active role in shaping the future of their beloved town.
The political climate in Colwell, IA is strongly conservative.
Floyd County, IA is moderately conservative. In Floyd County, IA 39.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Floyd county remained very strongly Republican, 58.9% to 39.5%.
Floyd county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Colwell, IA is strongly conservative.
Floyd County, Iowa is moderately 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.
Colwell, 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 Colwell, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 359 contributions totaling $17,096 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $48 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 94 contributions totaling $14,104 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $150 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)