Norway is a Scandinavian country located in Northern Europe that has a strong commitment to democracy and the rule of law. The Norwegian government is based on the principles of parliamentary democracy and a multi-party system. Norway is divided into 19 municipalities, each with their own local government. At the national level, the parliament - Stortinget - is responsible for passing laws and deciding on important matters such as taxation, foreign policy, defense, and social security. This parliament consists of 169 members which are elected in general elections held every four years. Additionally, local elections are held every fourth year to elect representatives to municipal councils and county councils. These elected officials are responsible for providing services like education, healthcare, infrastructure development and more within their respective jurisdictions. Norway is highly invested in promoting social equality and protecting human rights across all levels of government.
The political climate in Norway, IA is strongly conservative.
Benton County, IA is strongly conservative. In Benton County, IA 35.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Benton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.8% to 35.2%.
Benton county voted Republican in three most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous three.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Norway, IA is strongly conservative.
Benton County, Iowa is strongly conservative.
Cedar Rapids Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Norway, Iowa: d d d 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 Norway, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8 contributions totaling $260 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $33 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 29 contributions totaling $1,628 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)