Hamilton, IA is a small town located in the heart of Central Iowa. It is known for its strong sense of community and it’s vibrant downtown district. The population of Hamilton is estimated to be around 4,000 people and it is rapidly growing due to its attractive amenities and close proximity to larger cities like Des Moines. Politically, Hamilton is represented by several representatives at the state and federal levels. Senator Joni Ernst represents Iowa in the U.S. Senate, while Representative David Young represents the 3rd Congressional District of Iowa which includes Hamilton County. At the state level, Hamilton County is represented by Senator Brad Zaun (R) and Representatives Tom Moore (R) and Chris Hall (D). These representatives ensure that residents of Hamilton are heard when making major decisions about issues that affect their day-to-day lives such as taxes, education, health care, transportation and more.
The political climate in Hamilton, IA is strongly conservative.
Marion County, IA is very conservative. In Marion County, IA 32.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Marion county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.8% to 32.1%.
Marion county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hamilton, IA is strongly conservative.
Marion 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.
Hamilton, 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 Hamilton, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 65 contributions totaling $2,167 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $33 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $645 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $72 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)