Quasqueton, IA is a small city located in the northeastern part of Iowa. It is known for its strong sense of community and friendly atmosphere. In terms of politics, Quasqueton is a mainly left-leaning town that has been majority voting Democrat since the 1980s. The city recently passed a referendum to increase funding for local public schools and infrastructure projects. Many residents are proud of their progressive stance on issues such as healthcare and education reform. There are currently no local political candidates running for office in Quasqueton, but one can always find information about upcoming elections by visiting the City Clerk's Office or checking out campaign literature available around town. Despite not having any local races this year, Quasqueton residents remain politically engaged and are always looking to make their voices heard at the polls.
The political climate in Quasqueton, IA is strongly conservative.
Buchanan County, IA is moderately conservative. In Buchanan County, IA 38.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Buchanan county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.6% to 38.7%.
Buchanan county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Quasqueton, IA is strongly conservative.
Buchanan County, Iowa is moderately 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.
Quasqueton, 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 Quasqueton, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 128 contributions totaling $11,005 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $86 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 83 contributions totaling $11,052 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $133 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)