Underwood, IA is a small city located in the Midwest with a population of around 10,000 people. It is a diverse community that is home to many different backgrounds and perspectives. Although Underwood does not have any local political candidates on the ballot for upcoming elections, they are still active in the political process. Residents often gather at city hall to voice their opinions and discuss issues that affect their day-to-day lives. The mayor and city council work hard to serve the citizens of Underwood and keep them informed about local politics and important decisions made by their government officials. Residents take pride in their community and stay actively engaged with their representatives to ensure that they are heard on matters of policy and legislation.
The political climate in Underwood, IA is moderately conservative.
Pottawattamie County, IA is moderately conservative. In Pottawattamie County, IA 40.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pottawattamie county remained very strongly Republican, 57.4% to 40.6%.
Pottawattamie county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Underwood, IA is moderately conservative.
Pottawattamie County, Iowa is moderately conservative.
Omaha-Council Bluffs Metro Area is leaning 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.
Underwood, 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 Underwood, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 45 contributions totaling $1,335 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $30 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 12 contributions totaling $1,580 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $132 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)