\nLester, IA is a small rural town in the Midwest. Despite its size, it is an active and vibrant community with many local organizations and plenty of political activity. The citizens of Lester are passionate about their town and take part in their local government by electing representatives for the city council, school board, and other important offices. In addition to these elected officials, there are also a number of special committees that work on specific projects such as zoning issues or economic development plans. All of these efforts ensure that Lester remains a strong and prosperous community with an active role in state politics. There are numerous opportunities for residents to become involved politically by running for office or voting in elections so that their voices can be heard on the important issues affecting their hometown.
The political climate in Lester, 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
Lester, 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.
Lester, 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 Lester, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 40 contributions totaling $7,875 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $197 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 185 contributions totaling $52,268 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $283 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)