Lake Mills, IA is a small rural town located in North Central Iowa with a rich history of politics and civic engagement. The community is passionate about its local government and works hard to ensure that the people are well represented. Lake Mills has a small but dedicated city council which meets regularly to discuss the needs of the community and pass legislation that reflects the values of its residents. Elections for local representatives occur every two years, giving citizens ample opportunity to shape their own future through voting for candidates they trust. Additionally, many locals volunteer their time to support various political campaigns or participate in activities such as phone banking or canvassing. By getting involved in grassroots efforts, Lake Mills residents have the chance to make sure their voice is heard in the political process.
The political climate in Lake Mills, IA is moderately conservative.
Winnebago County, IA is strongly conservative. In Winnebago County, IA 35.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Winnebago county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.1% to 35.8%.
Winnebago county voted Republican in 2020, 2016, 2012 and 2004, and Democratic in 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lake Mills, IA is moderately conservative.
Winnebago County, Iowa is strongly 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.
Lake Mills, Iowa: d r d 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 Lake Mills, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7 contributions totaling $1,575 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $225 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 41 contributions totaling $10,470 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $255 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)