Weston, IA is a small town located in the northeast corner of Iowa. It has a rich history of involvement in local politics, and its citizens take their civic duties seriously. The Town Council is responsible for setting policy and making decisions that affect the welfare of the town. They are also responsible for deciding how taxes are spent and setting up regulations that protect the health and safety of its residents. Local elections are held every year, with townspeople voting for City Council members who will serve their community's interests. The current mayor is Mike Buckley, who was elected in 2019. He supports initiatives to improve infrastructure and create more jobs for Weston residents. He also emphasizes environmental protection, sustainable development, and preservation of local heritage sites. Overall, politics in Weston, IA have been active and responsive to the needs of its citizens.
The political climate in Weston, IA is moderately conservative.
Pottawattamie County, IA is moderately conservative. In Pottawattamie County, IA 40.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pottawattamie county remained very strongly Republican, 57.4% to 40.6%.
Pottawattamie county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Weston, IA is moderately conservative.
Pottawattamie County, Iowa is moderately conservative.
Omaha-Council Bluffs Metro Area is leaning 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.
Weston, 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 Weston, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 45 contributions totaling $1,335 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $30 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 12 contributions totaling $1,580 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $132 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)