Nashua, IA is a small town located in the state of Iowa and has a population of around 2700 people. It is known for its rich culture, vibrant community and strong sense of civic pride. The town is governed by the local city council, which consists of five elected officials who are responsible for creating and implementing policies that are beneficial to the citizens of Nashua. Local politics in Nashua are mainly focused on issues such as economic development, infrastructure improvements, public safety initiatives and creating an overall high quality of life for the residents. There are several different political parties represented in Nashua including Democratic, Republican and Independent candidates. All candidates running for office must meet certain qualifications to be eligible to take part in an election cycle. Elections typically occur on a yearly basis with the mayor and council members up for re-election every two years.
The political climate in Nashua, IA is strongly conservative.
Chickasaw County, IA is strongly conservative. In Chickasaw County, IA 33.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Chickasaw county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.0% to 33.7%.
Chickasaw county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Nashua, IA is strongly conservative.
Chickasaw County, Iowa 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.
Nashua, 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 Nashua, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8 contributions totaling $500 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 80 contributions totaling $6,148 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)