Durango, IA is an amazing small town that has a thriving political scene. With a population of just over 2,000 people, the citizens of this community take their local politics seriously and work hard to ensure that their voices are heard. The town council meets regularly to discuss important matters such as infrastructure projects, economic development initiatives, and other topics that affect the daily lives of Durango's citizens. Community members volunteer their time to support these issues and actively participate in public forums and meetings to share their opinions and advocate for what they believe in. Local politicians are dedicated to representing the interests of all Durango residents and strive to create a prosperous future for the city.
The political climate in Durango, IA is moderately conservative.
Dubuque County, IA is leaning conservative. In Dubuque County, IA 47.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dubuque county remained Republican, 50.5% to 47.6%.
Dubuque county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Durango, IA is moderately conservative.
Dubuque County, Iowa is leaning conservative.
Dubuque Metro Area is leaning 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.
Durango, 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 Durango, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9 contributions totaling $116 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $13 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 39 contributions totaling $7,331 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $188 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)