Rome, Iowa is a small town with a population of about 1,100 people. The politics in Rome, IA are largely determined by local government officials who represent the interests of the citizens. The town's mayor, two council members and three trustees compose the Rome City Council and provide oversight for local activities. Additionally, members of the community serve on various boards and committees to ensure that Rome remains an inviting place to live. Local elections take place every two years in November and are open to all registered voters. Candidates campaign for office by participating in debates, engaging with the public, and attending civic events. Rome is proud of its commitment to transparency in government and engagement with its citizens to ensure that their needs are met.
The political climate in Rome, IA is strongly conservative.
Henry County, IA is very conservative. In Henry County, IA 32.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Henry county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.2% to 32.8%.
Henry county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Rome, IA is strongly conservative.
Henry 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.
Rome, 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 Rome, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 154 contributions totaling $10,163 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $66 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 106 contributions totaling $18,837 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $178 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)