In Urbana, Iowa, politics is a vibrant and important part of the community. Residents are passionate about their local political candidates and take part in a variety of initiatives to support their causes. Urbana is home to several important politicians, including some on the national level. The city is represented by members of both major parties, as well as independents, giving residents a wider range of perspectives and choices when it comes to how they want their city and country to be run. Local elections can often be heated affairs and Urbana residents take pride in participating in these events and making sure their voices are heard. The city also frequently hosts debates between local politicians, giving citizens an opportunity to learn more about those who represent them and help shape the community’s future.
The political climate in Urbana, IA is strongly conservative.
Benton County, IA is strongly conservative. In Benton County, IA 35.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Benton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.8% to 35.2%.
Benton county voted Republican in three most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous three.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Urbana, IA is strongly conservative.
Benton County, Iowa is strongly conservative.
Cedar Rapids Metro Area is leaning 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.
Urbana, Iowa: d d 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 Urbana, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 20 contributions totaling $792 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 30 contributions totaling $61,725 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $2,058 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)