Stuart, IA is a small rural community in western Iowa that has always been known for its tight-knit sense of community and dedication to local politics. Politically, the town is divided between Republican and Democratic voters, with both sides represented in the local government. Residents take part in the political process by attending town hall meetings, participating in debates, voting on local issues, and following the news about their representatives. Stuart also takes pride in electing qualified officials who are committed to representing the best interests of the people. The city strives to ensure that each election cycle brings experienced candidates who can make a positive impact in their community.
The political climate in Stuart, IA is strongly conservative.
Guthrie County, IA is very conservative. In Guthrie County, IA 31.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Guthrie county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.1% to 31.2%.
Guthrie county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Stuart, IA is strongly conservative.
Guthrie 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.
Stuart, 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 Stuart, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 350 contributions totaling $18,484 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $53 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 18 contributions totaling $2,450 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $136 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)