Fairbank, IA is a small town located in Iowa. It is home to many friendly people who are deeply involved in the local political landscape. Local politics in Fairbank focus on topics such as infrastructure and economic development, public health initiatives, education reform, and environmental stewardship. Residents of Fairbank take pride in their community and work together to ensure that the best possible outcomes for their town can be achieved. The City Council meets regularly to discuss current issues, while committees composed of citizens also meet to discuss proposed solutions for problems facing the town. Civic engagement is highly encouraged and appreciated by those living in Fairbank, with local elections frequently highlighting debates over important topics such as taxes and zoning regulations.
The political climate in Fairbank, IA is strongly conservative.
Buchanan County, IA is moderately conservative. In Buchanan County, IA 38.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Buchanan county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.6% to 38.7%.
Buchanan county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Fairbank, IA is strongly conservative.
Buchanan County, Iowa is moderately 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.
Fairbank, 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 Fairbank, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 138 contributions totaling $5,272 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $38 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 22 contributions totaling $8,514 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $387 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)