Woodward, IA is a small town with a population of just over 1,000 people located in the central-western part of Iowa. It is a close-knit community that values their local government and strives to keep it running smoothly. Politically, Woodward is home to many independent voters who are committed to making decisions based on what is best for the town and its citizens. Local elections are often lively and competitive events in which residents come together to determine who will hold office and make important decisions about the community. There have been many successful political campaigns from citizens of Woodward in the past, and there is sure to be more of them in the future as residents continue to take an active role in politics and local decision-making.
The political climate in Woodward, IA is somewhat conservative.
Dallas County, IA is leaning conservative. In Dallas County, IA 48.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dallas county remained narrowly Republican, 50.0% to 48.0%.
Dallas county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Woodward, IA is somewhat conservative.
Dallas County, Iowa 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.
Woodward, 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 Woodward, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 160 contributions totaling $8,893 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 20 contributions totaling $1,609 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)