Decatur City, IA is a small city in the Midwest of the United States with a population of around 3,000 people. It is known for its vibrant arts and culture scene and is home to numerous theaters, music venues, and galleries. The city also has a strong sense of civic pride with many volunteer organizations dedicated to supporting local charities. When it comes to politics, Decatur City residents are active participants in their community's decision-making process. Local elections regularly bring out hundreds of people to vote for their preferred candidates and issues that affect them directly. Decatur City is represented at both state and federal levels by elected officials who have been chosen by the citizens of the city. The political climate in Decatur City typically leans towards progressive ideals as many residents advocate for social justice initiatives concerning things such as healthcare accessibility, clean energy sources, and sustainable economic growth.
The political climate in Decatur City, IA is strongly conservative.
Decatur County, IA is very conservative. In Decatur County, IA 29.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Decatur county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.7% to 29.4%.
Decatur county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Decatur City, IA is strongly conservative.
Decatur 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.
Decatur City, 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 Decatur City, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 19 contributions totaling $680 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $36 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 14 contributions totaling $2,660 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $190 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)