Villisca, IA has an active local political scene with a variety of groups and individuals who are involved in different aspects. Politically, Villisca is represented by Iowa State Senator Jake Chapman and Iowa House Representative Jeff Shipley. Both are committed to representing the best interests of their constituents and have championed legislation related to the economy, educational initiatives, environmental protection, and public safety. Additionally, there are many locally run organizations that focus on promoting civic engagement like the Villisca Community Action Network (VCAN) and the Villisca Arts Council (VAC). These organizations host events throughout the year to encourage residents to become more actively involved in local politics. The city also has a vibrant youth political movement with several high school students attending local legislative meetings and working on campaigns for local office. Overall, Villisca is a politically active town where citizens can be involved in every level of government.
The political climate in Villisca, IA is strongly conservative.
Montgomery County, IA is very conservative. In Montgomery County, IA 29.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Montgomery county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.7% to 29.7%.
Montgomery county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Villisca, IA is strongly conservative.
Montgomery County, Iowa 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.
Villisca, 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 Villisca, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 47 contributions totaling $9,459 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $201 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 11 contributions totaling $2,035 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $185 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)