Raymond, IA is a small town located in the heart of Iowa. It has a population of approximately 1,000 people and is home to many families who have lived there for generations. The local government is committed to providing the best possible services to its citizens. The town is served by the Raymond City Council which consists of five members elected at large from the town’s residents. They are responsible for providing policy direction and making budget decisions that impact all citizens of Raymond. Along with the City Council, Raymond also supports every four years a citywide election for Mayor and Council Members who provide leadership and representation on behalf of their constituents. The goals of this local political body are to promote an open dialogue between elected officials and citizens as well as encourage citizen participation in municipal activities.
The political climate in Raymond, IA is leaning conservative.
Black Hawk County, IA is somewhat liberal. In Black Hawk County, IA 53.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Black Hawk county remained moderately Democratic, 53.5% to 44.5%.
Black Hawk county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Raymond, IA is leaning conservative.
Black Hawk County, Iowa is somewhat liberal.
Waterloo-Cedar Falls 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.
Raymond, Iowa: D D D D d d
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 Raymond, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 107 contributions totaling $7,541 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $70 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 47 contributions totaling $13,850 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $295 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)