Fredonia is a small town in Iowa that operates under the same political system and regulations as other towns in the state. Residents of Fredonia have the same rights and responsibilities as any other Iowa citizen, including the right to vote in state and local elections. During election time, residents of Fredonia can choose from a variety of candidates who will represent their interests at a local level. These candidates offer different ideas on how to best serve the people of Fredonia, including improving public services, increasing economic development opportunities, enhancing public safety, and investing in infrastructure. The citizens of Fredonia take an active role in selecting their local leaders by researching candidate backgrounds, attending debates and rallies, and ultimately voting for their preferred choice at the polls.
The political climate in Fredonia, IA is strongly conservative.
Louisa County, IA is very conservative. In Louisa County, IA 32.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Louisa county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.6% to 32.4%.
Louisa county voted Republican in 2020, 2016 and 2004, and Democratic in 2012, 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Fredonia, IA is strongly conservative.
Louisa 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.
Fredonia, Iowa: d r 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 Fredonia, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 24 contributions totaling $1,087 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $45 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 65 contributions totaling $10,582 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $163 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)