Montezuma, IA is a small town located in Poweshiek County, Iowa. Despite its size, Montezuma has a vibrant political scene with numerous candidates running for local office every year. The residents of Montezuma take great pride in their local government and are involved in the political process. They take part in debates on policy issues, vote on ballot initiatives, and actively participate in local elections. In addition to local elections, Montezuma residents also take part in regional and national politics by taking part in campaign activities and attending rallies or other events to show their support for their candidate of choice. Political discourse is alive and well in Montezuma, making it an important part of life for many of the people who call it home.
The political climate in Montezuma, IA is moderately conservative.
Poweshiek County, IA is somewhat conservative. In Poweshiek County, IA 42.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Poweshiek county remained strongly Republican, 55.8% to 42.5%.
Poweshiek county voted Republican again in 2020, after voting Democratic in 2012, 2008, and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Montezuma, IA is moderately conservative.
Poweshiek 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.
Montezuma, Iowa: r 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 Montezuma, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 43 contributions totaling $1,423 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $33 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 58 contributions totaling $70,409 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,214 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)