University Park, IA is a small city located in Johnson County. With a population of just over 700 people, University Park is a relatively quiet and peaceful area. Despite its small size, the city has an active local government which is constantly working to promote the well-being of its citizens. The city council is responsible for making decisions about various civic issues, such as public works projects and economic development initiatives. Local elections are held every two years to elect a mayor and four members of the City Council. These elected officials strive to ensure that all residents feel safe in their community and have access to quality services. In addition, they work hard to maintain University Park's charm as one of the most desirable places to live in Johnson County.
The political climate in University Park, IA is strongly conservative.
Mahaska County, IA is very conservative. In Mahaska County, IA 25.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mahaska county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.8% to 25.4%.
Mahaska county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
University Park, IA is strongly conservative.
Mahaska County, Iowa is very conservative.
Oskaloosa Metro Area 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.
University Park, 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 University Park, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 421 contributions totaling $18,671 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $44 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 185 contributions totaling $105,647 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $571 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)