Fairfield, IA is a small town located in the southeastern part of the state. It is home to many active citizens who are passionate about politics. There are many local political candidates running for office each year, representing a range of beliefs and opinions. The residents of Fairfield come together at town hall meetings or debates to discuss issues and have their voices heard. Education, health care, and economic development are just some of the topics that have been discussed in recent years. Overall, the politics in Fairfield are dynamic and engaging, providing all citizens with a chance to make their views known.
The political climate in Fairfield, IA is leaning conservative.
Jefferson County, IA is leaning conservative. In Jefferson County, IA 48.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jefferson county remained narrowly Republican, 49.6% to 48.2%.
Jefferson county voted Republican again in 2020, after voting Democratic in 2012, 2008, and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Fairfield, IA is leaning conservative.
Jefferson County, Iowa is leaning conservative.
Fairfield 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.
Fairfield, Iowa: r 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 Fairfield, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,457 contributions totaling $182,738 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $53 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 180 contributions totaling $35,672 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $198 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)