Hudson, IA is a small city located in the state of Iowa. It has a population of just over 3,000 people and is known for its quaint downtown area and strong sense of community. Politics in Hudson can sometimes be contentious, with citizens expressing strong opinions on local issues such as taxes, education, and development. Local elections tend to draw high voter turnout as residents take pride in having their voices heard in local government. Currently there are no political candidates running from Hudson, but the city remains active politically with several citizen advocacy groups keeping up to date on the latest news and initiatives at a state and national level. Overall, Hudson is a vibrant place where citizens feel connected to their local government through participation in elections and other civic engagement activities.
The political climate in Hudson, 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
Hudson, 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.
Hudson, 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 Hudson, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,269 contributions totaling $244,228 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,019 contributions totaling $273,177 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $268 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)