Coulter, IA is a small community located in the county of Coulter County. It is an area known for its rural charm and strong sense of community. While there are no current political candidates running for office in Coulter, IA, the town still has a strong interest in local politics. The citizens of Coulter regularly come together to discuss issues that affect their community and how they can be addressed. They also come together to support local candidates when elections are held throughout the state. Community members often join together to provide support to those running for office and help get out the vote on election day. There is a great deal of pride and passion for the political process within Coulter, IA as residents strive to make their voices heard on matters that matter most to them.
The political climate in Coulter, IA is very conservative.
Franklin County, IA is very conservative. In Franklin County, IA 31.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Franklin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.7% to 31.7%.
Franklin county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Coulter, IA is very conservative.
Franklin 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.
Coulter, 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 Coulter, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 74 contributions totaling $5,236 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $71 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 142 contributions totaling $18,517 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $130 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)