Masonville, IA is a small town with a population of approximately 3,000 people. It is home to many families and has a strong sense of community spirit. The town holds elections every two years for local political positions such as mayor, city council members, and other roles in government. Candidates campaigning for these positions are often well-known individuals in the community who have held offices before or come from families that have been involved in the politics of Masonville for generations. Many of the candidates are passionate about advocating for their constituents and strive to make positive changes in their town. Town hall meetings are held frequently to discuss important issues and give citizens the opportunity to voice their opinions on matters that affect them and their families directly. Masonville also has a number of grassroots organizations dedicated to pushing for improvement in areas such as education, healthcare, transportation, and social justice. Despite its small size, Masonville takes politics seriously and places great value on having informed citizens participating in decision making that impacts their lives
The political climate in Masonville, IA is very conservative.
Delaware County, IA is very conservative. In Delaware County, IA 31.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Delaware county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.6% to 31.6%.
Delaware county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Masonville, IA is very conservative.
Delaware 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.
Masonville, Iowa: r r d 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 Masonville, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8 contributions totaling $159 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $20 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $200 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)