Houghton, IA is a small town located in the state of Iowa. It is home to a diverse population that includes people from all walks of life. The town has a strong sense of community and its citizens take an active role in their local politics. The local government is responsible for governing the town and making decisions about important matters such as taxation, public education, infrastructure, and social services. There are several political candidates in Houghton who are vying for office during elections. These candidates come from both major parties and seek to represent the interests of their constituents. They participate in debates, hold rallies, and work with local organizations to ensure that they make informed decisions on behalf of the people they serve. It's clear that the residents of Houghton take their civic duty seriously and are actively engaged in their political process.
The political climate in Houghton, IA is strongly conservative.
Lee County, IA is moderately conservative. In Lee County, IA 39.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lee county remained very strongly Republican, 58.4% to 39.1%.
Lee county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Houghton, IA is strongly conservative.
Lee County, Iowa is moderately conservative.
Fort Madison-Keokuk Metro Area 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.
Houghton, Iowa: D D 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 Houghton, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 52 contributions totaling $11,010 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $212 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 54 contributions totaling $6,604 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $122 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)