Leon, IA is a small town located in Decatur County with a population of about 1,300 people. It is well known for its rich agricultural history and family-friendly atmosphere. Despite this small size, Leon boasts an active political scene that is constantly discussed amongst the community members. Local politics in Leon include issues such as infrastructure development, economic growth, education reform, and social welfare programs. The town elects both county officials for their representation at the state level as well as local representatives to serve on their City Council and Board of Education. Currently, there are several candidates running for office in Leon who have expressed their commitment to making the town better through bettering these aspects of life in the community. These candidates have invested time into reaching out to local residents to discuss their platforms and garner support from the people of Leon. Through these efforts, they hope to bring positive change to the city while maintaining its tight-knit culture that makes it so special.
The political climate in Leon, IA is strongly conservative.
Decatur County, IA is very conservative. In Decatur County, IA 29.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Decatur county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.7% to 29.4%.
Decatur county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Leon, IA is strongly conservative.
Decatur 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.
Leon, 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 Leon, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 19 contributions totaling $680 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $36 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 14 contributions totaling $2,660 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $190 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)