Cumming, IA is a small town with a population of 2,200 people located in central Iowa. It has a rich political history and is home to many politically active citizens. The politics in Cumming are largely based on the Republican and Democratic parties, with both having their own individual platforms that citizens can choose from. Locally elected officials are responsible for conducting municipal operations such as police protection, code enforcement, and road maintenance. Voter turnout is high in Cumming due to the strong sense of community pride and involvement that exists among residents. Cumming also participates in regional elections which attract voters from towns throughout central Iowa. In recent years, there have been some changes to the local political landscape with more moderate candidates being elected to office and an increase in voter participation. This has allowed for a more diverse range of ideas to be considered when it comes to making decisions about the future of the town and its citizens.
The political climate in Cumming, IA is moderately conservative.
Warren County, IA is moderately conservative. In Warren County, IA 40.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Warren county remained very strongly Republican, 57.3% to 40.5%.
Warren county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cumming, IA is moderately conservative.
Warren County, Iowa is moderately conservative.
Des Moines-West Des Moines Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
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.
Cumming, 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 Cumming, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 613 contributions totaling $236,592 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $386 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 178 contributions totaling $95,657 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $537 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)