Exira, IA is a small town located in Audubon County. It has a population of approximately 830 citizens and is known for its small town charm and friendly atmosphere. The local government consists of a mayor and city council which are responsible for making decisions regarding the town's budget, infrastructure, public safety, and overall wellbeing. Locally elected officials prioritize community engagement by hosting regular public meetings to ensure that residents have a voice in the decision-making process. As of 2021, the mayor is Sandy Schellhorn while the city council members include Jody Gammon, Robert Corbin Jr., Charles Roush, Elizabeth Albrecht, and Emily Thomsen. The political climate in Exira is one filled with support for all its citizens regardless of party affiliation or beliefs. Everyone works together to ensure the best outcome for all involved.
The political climate in Exira, IA is moderately conservative.
Audubon County, IA is very conservative. In Audubon County, IA 31.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Audubon county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.1% to 31.3%.
Audubon county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Exira, IA is moderately conservative.
Audubon 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.
Exira, 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 Exira, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 29 contributions totaling $1,504 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 15 contributions totaling $850 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $57 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)