Fayette, IA is a small town located in Fayette County, Iowa. It has a population of under 1,000 people and is a quiet and peaceful place to call home. When it comes to politics in the local area, Fayette operates on a nonpartisan basis. This means that party affiliation does not play a role in local elections and all candidates are considered by their qualifications and values instead. These elections are overseen by the Fayette County Election Commission who ensures fair and open elections for the many positions available within the city government. They also strive to make sure that citizens have easy access to voting information as well as provide resources for new voters or those wishing to learn more about the political process. All candidates must adhere to state election laws and regulations before they can run for office. Although there may not be any current local political candidates that come to mind when thinking of politics in Fayette, IA, it is still an important part of the town’s life and will continue to be for many years to come.
The political climate in Fayette, IA is moderately conservative.
Fayette County, IA is moderately conservative. In Fayette County, IA 37.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Fayette county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.3% to 37.6%.
Fayette county voted Republican again in 2020, after voting Democratic in 2012, 2008, and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Fayette, IA is moderately conservative.
Fayette 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.
Fayette, 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 Fayette, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $900 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $300 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 16 contributions totaling $15,590 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $974 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)