Luther, IA is a small rural town located in the Midwest. With a population of just over 1,000 people, Luther has a strong sense of community and local pride. The town is governed by a mayor-council system with the mayor and four council members being elected to serve four-year terms. While Luther does not have any specific party affiliations, its local politics are very much focused on keeping the community safe and prosperous. Many of the current political issues involve improving infrastructure and creating economic opportunities for residents. In addition, the town’s leaders are dedicated to preserving the natural resources and environment in order to maintain Luther’s unique beauty and charm. Local candidates running for office must emphasize their commitment to these values in order to earn votes from the citizens of Luther.
The political climate in Luther, IA is moderately conservative.
Boone County, IA is somewhat conservative. In Boone County, IA 41.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Boone county remained very strongly Republican, 56.7% to 41.1%.
Boone county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Luther, IA is moderately conservative.
Boone County, Iowa is somewhat 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.
Luther, Iowa: d d d d 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 Luther, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 214 contributions totaling $26,958 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $126 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 108 contributions totaling $22,416 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $208 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)