Macksburg, IA is a small rural town located in the Midwest. As with many small towns, the politics of Macksburg are largely centered around local issues such as infrastructure, education, and community services. Politicians and members of the community often come together to discuss local issues affecting the town, and there is an emphasis on collaboration in order to find solutions that will benefit everyone. Local candidates for elected office regularly visit the town to meet with residents and discuss their policies and platforms during formal campaign events. Citizens of Macksburg take pride in their small-town charm and have high expectations for their elected officials to make decisions that will improve both the quality of life and economic prosperity of the town.
The political climate in Macksburg, IA is very conservative.
Madison County, IA is very conservative. In Madison County, IA 31.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Madison county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.2% to 31.9%.
Madison county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Macksburg, IA is very conservative.
Madison County, Iowa is very conservative.
Des Moines-West Des Moines Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
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.
Macksburg, 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 Macksburg, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $185 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $62 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)