Conway, Iowa is a small town located in Greene County. It has a population of about 1,000 people and the residents are served by a mayor-council type of government. The mayor is elected every four years and the city council consists of five members who serve two-year terms. Local issues that the city council addresses include public safety, infrastructure development, economic development, and parks and recreation activities. The town also elects representatives to the state legislature to ensure the interests of Conway are represented at the state level. Over the past few years, Conway has seen a steady increase in tax revenues which has allowed for improved maintenance and construction of new projects around town. The city prides itself on being an active part of its community and its citizens take pride in their civic involvement.
The political climate in Conway, IA is very conservative.
Taylor County, IA is very conservative. In Taylor County, IA 23.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Taylor county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.8% to 23.0%.
Taylor county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Conway, IA is very conservative.
Taylor 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.
Conway, Iowa: R R r 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 Conway, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9 contributions totaling $693 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $660 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $132 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)