Farmersburg, IA is a small town in the Midwest that is governed by a city council. The City Council is comprised of 5 elected members who serve 4-year terms, and they are responsible for creating laws and regulations that affect the people of Farmersburg. These council members have to balance the needs of the community while making decisions that improve life in Farmersburg. In addition to representing their constituents on local issues, these elected officials are also responsible for working with state politicians to ensure that the town receives adequate funding and other resources from the state government. The City Council works hard to make Farmersburg a safe, vibrant place to live and work, while also protecting its citizens from any potential threats or risks. They strive to uphold the values of their community while also advocating for progress and development.
The political climate in Farmersburg, IA is strongly conservative.
Clayton County, IA is strongly conservative. In Clayton County, IA 34.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clayton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.6% to 34.8%.
Clayton county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Farmersburg, IA is strongly conservative.
Clayton County, Iowa is strongly 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.
Farmersburg, 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 Farmersburg, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $500 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 32 contributions totaling $8,190 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $256 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)