South Amana, IA is home to a vibrant and diverse political landscape. The city government is run by an elected mayor and city council that are responsible for making sure the community has all of the necessary resources it needs to thrive. The city holds regular elections so residents can choose their representatives on the council as well as vote on any major initiatives. Each year, local candidates for office must submit petitions with signatures from registered voters in order to appear on the ballot. The campaigns often involve door-knocking, community forums, and other events designed to connect with constituents and discuss the issues important to them. As a result of its commitment to democracy, South Amana remains one of Iowa’s most politically engaged communities.
The political climate in South Amana, IA is strongly conservative.
Iowa County, IA is strongly conservative. In Iowa County, IA 36.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Iowa county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.7% to 36.4%.
Iowa county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
South Amana, IA is strongly conservative.
Iowa County, Iowa 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.
South Amana, Iowa: r r d 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 South Amana, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 44 contributions totaling $1,914 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $44 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $701 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $140 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)