The small city of Hillsboro, Iowa is a welcoming and bustling community located in the rolling hills of Central Iowa. While Hillsboro does not have its own mayor or governing body, it falls under the jurisdiction of the Board of Supervisors in nearby Tama County. The Board is responsible for setting tax rates, maintaining roads, approving development plans, and all other aspects of local government in the county. In recent years, many initiatives have been undertaken to improve infrastructure and create an environment that is attractive to businesses and families alike. The Board also works closely with state representatives to ensure that Hillsboro has access to funding for projects such as parks, schools, and libraries. Local residents take part in elections each year to decide who will best represent their interests on the Board. On a local level, citizens can work together through community organizations such as Lions Clubs and Rotary Clubs to promote public safety, beautification efforts, and other beneficial programs throughout Hillsboro.
The political climate in Hillsboro, IA is strongly conservative.
Henry County, IA is very conservative. In Henry County, IA 32.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Henry county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.2% to 32.8%.
Henry county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hillsboro, IA is strongly conservative.
Henry 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.
Hillsboro, 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 Hillsboro, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 14 contributions totaling $1,426 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $102 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)