Moorland, IA is a small town of just over 1,000 people in the Midwest. The politics of Moorland focus on creating a safe and secure environment for residents and visitors alike. The town works together to make sure that all voices are heard and respected in the decision-making process. Every year, elections are held in Moorland for local representatives who serve on the city council and mayor’s office. These representatives work hard to ensure that Moorland remains a great place to live and visit. Residents take part in open forums to discuss issues as they arise and decisions are made based on the best interests of the community as a whole. The local representatives also routinely meet with state representatives to review new laws and legislation that could affect Moorland’s citizens. No matter their political affiliation, everyone in Moorland can find common ground on important topics like education, public safety, infrastructure improvements, and economic development.
The political climate in Moorland, IA is strongly conservative.
Webster County, IA is strongly conservative. In Webster County, IA 37.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Webster county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.4% to 37.1%.
Webster county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Moorland, IA is strongly conservative.
Webster County, Iowa is strongly conservative.
Fort Dodge Metro Area is strongly 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.
Moorland, Iowa: d 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 Moorland, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $445 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $111 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $526 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $105 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)