West Point, IA is a small town located in eastern Iowa. It has a close-knit community and strong local political involvement. The city council of West Point consists of seven members that are responsible for the general operations of the city. These members are elected by the citizens of West Point for four year terms. Elections in West Point are held every two years on the second Tuesday in November. During election season, candidates have the opportunity to meet with voters and discuss their views on important issues facing the city. In addition to elections, residents of West Point can get involved in politics through attending various town hall meetings or participating in volunteer activities. Thanks to its small size, political participation is easy for all citizens of West Point and allows them to be actively involved in shaping their community’s future.
The political climate in West Point, IA is moderately conservative.
Lee County, IA is moderately conservative. In Lee County, IA 39.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lee county remained very strongly Republican, 58.4% to 39.1%.
Lee county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
West Point, IA is moderately conservative.
Lee County, Iowa is moderately conservative.
Fort Madison-Keokuk Metro Area 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.
West Point, Iowa: D D D D 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 Point, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5 contributions totaling $430 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $86 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $835 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $93 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)