Washington, IA is a small city located in the southeast corner of Iowa. It has a population of about 7,500 and is currently governed by Mayor Jaron Rosien and four City Council members. The local government is made up of five elected officials who are responsible for representing the interests of the citizens in Washington. This includes making policy decisions on various issues such as economic development, public safety, and infrastructure. The City Council meets regularly to discuss topics relevant to the general welfare of the community. As a small city, Washington is able to provide its residents with convenient access to important services like police and fire departments, quality public schools, and plenty of recreation opportunities. Despite its size, Washington takes an active role in local politics and keeps its citizens informed about current events through newspapers and other media outlets. The town also has several local political candidates running for office in each election cycle who are focused on improving the quality of life for all its residents.
The political climate in Washington, IA is somewhat conservative.
Washington County, IA is moderately conservative. In Washington County, IA 38.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.3% to 38.8%.
Washington county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Washington, IA is somewhat conservative.
Washington County, Iowa is moderately conservative.
Iowa City Metro Area is very 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.
Washington, 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 Washington, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 334 contributions totaling $37,695 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $113 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 144 contributions totaling $64,532 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $448 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)