The city of Wellman, IA is a small but vibrant community located in the Midwestern United States. It is home to a diverse range of people and cultures, making it an ideal place for political discourse. Despite its size, Wellman boasts a strong local government that is continuously striving to make the city better for its residents. This includes advocating for increased local funding and resources to support infrastructure investments, public safety initiatives, and economic development efforts. Recent elections have seen several candidates vying for positions on the city council and mayor’s office. All candidates are dedicated to furthering the progress of the city by listening to citizen concerns and pushing forward policies that will benefit everyone in Wellman. By focusing on improving quality of life for all citizens, these leaders are doing their part to ensure that Wellman remains a safe and prosperous place to live for generations to come.
The political climate in Wellman, IA is moderately 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
Wellman, IA is moderately 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.
Wellman, 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 Wellman, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 118 contributions totaling $5,057 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 21 contributions totaling $2,772 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $132 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)