Massena, IA is a small rural town with strong roots in community and politics. The town has an involved local government that is responsible for making decisions that affect the people of Massena. There are a variety of issues that the local government deals with, ranging from economic development to environmental protection. The issues that the town faces are often discussed at public meetings so that all citizens can have their voices heard on important topics. Politically active residents of Massena can get involved by joining local interest groups and attending public meetings when relevant matters come up for discussion. They can also help shape the political landscape in the town by voting in elections and engaging in political discussions within their communities. All of this helps keep Massena’s residents informed about important issues and allows them to have a say in how they want their town to be governed.
The political climate in Massena, IA is very conservative.
Cass County, IA is very conservative. In Cass County, IA 30.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cass county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.3% to 30.3%.
Cass county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Massena, IA is very conservative.
Cass 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.
Massena, 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 Massena, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $375 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $375 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 26 contributions totaling $6,505 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)