West Amana, IA is a small town located in Iowa County. The town is known for its vibrant culture and close-knit community. West Amana prides itself on the active political life of its citizens, with individuals participating in local events and activities to make their voices heard. Local elections are held regularly and candidates from both major political parties often compete for seats on the city council or other government offices. Residents take a vested interest in the issues facing their community and actively participate in debates and discussions related to policy changes proposed by various candidates. There is an overall sense of civic pride among West Amana's population, as they work together to ensure that their community remains strong and prosperous.
The political climate in West Amana, 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
West Amana, 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.
West Amana, 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 West Amana, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 38 contributions totaling $1,944 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $701 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $140 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)