Garner, Iowa is a small rural town in Hancock County with a population of approximately 2,000 people. It is home to many farms and businesses as well as local government officials that are dedicated to making the town a great place to live. The political atmosphere in Garner is one of neighborly cooperation and collaboration. Local representatives from both major parties regularly visit the town, engaging with citizens and discussing important issues like environmental protection, education, healthcare, taxes and economic development. Garner's mayor and city council hold public meetings for residents to attend and participate in the decision-making process. The local political candidates who have appeared on ballots over the years have been passionate about advocating for their constituents' interests and ensuring that every citizen has access to the services they need. They work hard to ensure that Garner is a thriving community by providing resources, support networks, and strong leadership.
The political climate in Garner, IA is strongly conservative.
Hancock County, IA is very conservative. In Hancock County, IA 27.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hancock county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.1% to 27.3%.
Hancock county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Garner, IA is strongly conservative.
Hancock 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.
Garner, 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 Garner, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 178 contributions totaling $103,710 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $583 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 108 contributions totaling $18,476 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $171 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)