Gilbertville, IA is a small town in Iowa with a population of about 3,000 people. It is located in the northeast corner of the state and is known for its rural character and friendly atmosphere. The local government of Gilbertville has always placed importance on civic engagement and has aimed to create an environment that encourages participation in local politics. Residents have access to numerous resources to learn more about political issues and candidates running for office. Voters have the opportunity to attend town hall meetings, participate in debates, learn about legislation from city council members, or simply talk to their neighbors and ask questions about their views on local issues. With such resources available, Gilbertville remains one of the most politically engaged towns in Iowa.
The political climate in Gilbertville, IA is leaning conservative.
Black Hawk County, IA is somewhat liberal. In Black Hawk County, IA 53.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Black Hawk county remained moderately Democratic, 53.5% to 44.5%.
Black Hawk county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Gilbertville, IA is leaning conservative.
Black Hawk County, Iowa is somewhat liberal.
Waterloo-Cedar Falls Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Gilbertville, Iowa: D D D D d d
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 Gilbertville, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 92 contributions totaling $6,897 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 44 contributions totaling $13,106 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $298 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)