Victor, IA is a small town with a population of just over 2,000 people. The local politics of Victor are strongly rooted in their rural and small-town values, emphasizing family and community involvement. Local political candidates are typically chosen by the town's residents through participation in the local caucuses and elections. Politically speaking, the majority of Victorians support conservative ideals such as lower taxes, smaller government, and less government regulation. Issues related to agriculture are particularly important for Victorians, as farming is the primary industry in this area. In recent years, environmental protection has also been an important priority for Victor's political leaders. Despite its small size, Victor has a vibrant political life that serves the community well when it comes to making decisions about their future.
The political climate in Victor, IA is strongly conservative.
Iowa County, IA is strongly conservative. In Iowa County, IA 36.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Iowa county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.7% to 36.4%.
Iowa county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Victor, IA is strongly conservative.
Iowa County, Iowa is strongly 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.
Victor, Iowa: r r 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 Victor, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 156 contributions totaling $20,396 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $131 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 90 contributions totaling $13,430 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $149 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)