Truro, IA is a small town in the state of Iowa with a population of just over 1,000 people. The local politics in Truro are centered around ensuring that all citizens’ needs and concerns are addressed in an equitable manner. Truro's city council consists of five members who are elected by the voters to serve three-year terms. The council meets monthly to discuss the issues facing the city such as economic development, public works and safety. They also work closely with business owners and other stakeholders to ensure that their views are taken into consideration when making decisions. Additionally, the council is responsible for setting tax rates, enacting ordinances and overseeing elections. The mayor serves as the head of government in Truro and is elected every two years by a majority vote of citizens. The mayor works alongside the council to ensure that things run smoothly within Truro and that all citizens' voices are heard.
The political climate in Truro, IA is strongly conservative.
Madison County, IA is very conservative. In Madison County, IA 31.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Madison county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.2% to 31.9%.
Madison county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Truro, IA is strongly conservative.
Madison County, Iowa is very conservative.
Des Moines-West Des Moines Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Truro, 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 Truro, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $300 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $150 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)