In Missouri Valley, IA, politics are a significant part of life. Every election, residents of the city take part in local and national elections to voice their opinion on issues that matter to them. On the local level, the City Council is responsible for determining the policy direction of the city. Residents can also elect representatives to the Iowa State House and Senate who formulate laws that affect citizens statewide. Additionally, voters in Missouri Valley have the opportunity to cast their vote for President of the United States in any given election cycle. With a variety of political topics and initiatives at stake each year, politics in Missouri Valley are sure to remain an active part of life for many years to come.
The political climate in Missouri Valley, IA is moderately conservative.
Harrison County, IA is very conservative. In Harrison County, IA 29.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Harrison county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.3% to 29.9%.
Harrison county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Missouri Valley, IA is moderately conservative.
Harrison County, Iowa is very conservative.
Omaha-Council Bluffs Metro Area is leaning 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.
Missouri Valley, 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 Missouri Valley, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 134 contributions totaling $8,789 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $66 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 33 contributions totaling $2,381 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $72 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)