Larchwood, IA is a small rural town located in the northeast corner of Iowa. The politics in Larchwood are largely focused on local issues such as infrastructure, public services, and economic development. Despite its small population size, Larchwood has several candidates running for local political office each election cycle. These candidates often address issues that are unique to Larchwood and focus on creating a better future for its residents. For example, several candidates have proposed initiatives to improve the community’s infrastructure, such as repairing roads and bridges and expanding public transportation options. Other candidates have advocated for increasing access to affordable healthcare and education opportunities in the town. All of these ideas help shape the political landscape of Larchwood and determine the outcomes of its elections.
The political climate in Larchwood, IA is very conservative.
Lyon County, IA is very conservative. In Lyon County, IA 15.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lyon county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.2% to 15.5%.
Lyon county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Larchwood, IA is very conservative.
Lyon 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.
Larchwood, 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 Larchwood, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 16 contributions totaling $6,523 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $408 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 38 contributions totaling $3,886 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $102 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)