Cedar IA County is a small rural area located in the state of Iowa. The county has a long history of conservative values, with many residents valuing the importance of family and traditional American values. Politically, Cedar IA County is typically conservative leaning, with most residents voting for Republican candidates in statewide and federal elections. On a local level, legislators at the county level have been known to take stances on issues that reflect the values of the community. These include support for lower taxes and fiscal responsibility, as well as an emphasis on promoting economic development within the area. In addition to this, Cedar IA County also places an importance on protecting and conserving its natural resources while cultivating a sense of community and neighborliness amongst its citizens.
The political climate in Cedar County, IA is moderately conservative.
In Cedar County, IA 40.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cedar county remained very strongly Republican, 57.6% to 40.5%.
Cedar county voted Republican in 2020, 2016 and 2004, and Democratic in 2012, 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cedar County, IA is moderately conservative.
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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.
Cedar, Iowa: d r 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Cedar County, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 627 contributions totaling $46,740 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 215 contributions totaling $35,325 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $164 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)