Salix, IA is a small town in Iowa with a population of about 3,000 people. It has a strong sense of community and its citizens take an active interest in local politics. Local elections are fiercely contested as candidates strive to be the voice for the citizens on important issues such as education, public safety, and economic development. Many city-wide initiatives have been launched to improve the quality of life in Salix through increased investments in infrastructure and services. As such, Salix residents are passionate about their political beliefs and take pride in having their voices heard through the electoral process.
The political climate in Salix, IA is moderately conservative.
Woodbury County, IA is somewhat conservative. In Woodbury County, IA 41.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Woodbury county remained very strongly Republican, 56.7% to 41.2%.
Woodbury county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Salix, IA is moderately conservative.
Woodbury County, Iowa is somewhat conservative.
Sioux City Metro Area is strongly 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.
Salix, Iowa: r r r 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 Salix, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 12 contributions totaling $540 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $45 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $2,100 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $233 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)