Pleasant Plain, IA is a small town located in the Midwestern United States. It is known for its close-knit community and friendly atmosphere. Despite its size, the politics of Pleasant Plain are just as important to the locals as they are to those in larger cities. To ensure that their interests are heard, residents take part in local elections. Every election season, candidates from both major political parties come together to discuss their ideas and platforms while also seeking out votes from the people of Pleasant Plain. Each candidate has unique opinions on how the town should move forward in terms of economic growth and social progress, but all strive towards creating a better future for the city’s citizens. Residents also take part in various debates and meetings with local officials throughout the year to ensure that their voices are being heard when it comes to decisions that affect their everyday lives. All in all, the politics of Pleasant Plain remain a vital part of its culture and identity.
The political climate in Pleasant Plain, IA is somewhat conservative.
Jefferson County, IA is leaning conservative. In Jefferson County, IA 48.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jefferson county remained narrowly Republican, 49.6% to 48.2%.
Jefferson county voted Republican again in 2020, after voting Democratic in 2012, 2008, and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Pleasant Plain, IA is somewhat conservative.
Jefferson County, Iowa is leaning conservative.
Fairfield Metro Area is leaning 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.
Pleasant Plain, 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 Pleasant Plain, 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 3 contributions totaling $75 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $25 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)