Plano, Iowa is a small rural town located in the center of the state. The town has a population of about 1,500 people and is known for its deep roots in small-town values and traditions. Politically, Plano is largely conservative with many citizens adhering to traditional Republican beliefs. Locally elected officials in Plano are focused on maintaining the town's rural character while providing necessary services and amenities to residents. This includes making investments in infrastructure, such as roads and schools, so that local businesses can thrive and citizens have access to quality education opportunities. Additionally, city leaders prioritize citizen safety by ensuring adequate law enforcement resources are available at all times. Plano remains committed to upholding conservative values while still embracing progress and economic development initiatives that can benefit the community as a whole.
The political climate in Plano, IA is very conservative.
Appanoose County, IA is very conservative. In Appanoose County, IA 29.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Appanoose county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.2% to 29.0%.
Appanoose county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Plano, IA is very conservative.
Appanoose County, Iowa is very 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.
Plano, 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 Plano, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)