Farmington, IA is a small town located in the heart of Iowa. It is a close-knit community where everybody knows each other and cares deeply for one another. Despite its size, Farmington remains active politically with a deep commitment to local governance. There are various political parties represented throughout the town including Republicans and Democrats, Independents and more. The city council consists of seven members who are elected at large by Farmington citizens every two years. All decisions made by the council are discussed openly in public meetings that promote civic engagement and participation from all residents. The mayor serves as the head of the council and acts as a leader for the entire community. In addition to local leaders, state representatives and senators also visit Farmington from time to time to discuss issues relevant to the town’s citizens. Overall, Farmington takes great pride in its political representation and works hard to ensure that all voices are heard when it comes to making important decisions about their future.
The political climate in Farmington, IA is strongly conservative.
Van Buren County, IA is very conservative. In Van Buren County, IA 23.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Van Buren county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.4% to 23.1%.
Van Buren county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Farmington, IA is strongly conservative.
Van Buren 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.
Farmington, Iowa: R R R 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 Farmington, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 46 contributions totaling $1,864 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $41 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $755 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $126 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)