Greene, IA County is a vibrant and engaged community when it comes to politics. Local residents stay informed on issues and actively participate in political discourse. The county is home to several local political groups, which host meetings and events to inform citizens of the latest news and developments. There are also several active political campaigns in Greene, IA County, with candidates running for various offices at the state and federal levels. These candidates come from a variety of backgrounds and perspectives, giving the county a rich variety of choices to consider when exercising their right to vote. Ultimately, Greene, IA County is a place where democracy thrives and citizens make their voices heard through the ballot box.
The political climate in Greene County, IA is strongly conservative.
In Greene County, IA 35.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Greene county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.7% to 35.0%.
Greene county voted Republican in 2020, 2016, 2012 and 2004, and Democratic in 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Greene County, IA is strongly 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.
Greene, Iowa: d 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 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 Greene County, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 153 contributions totaling $12,534 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $82 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 152 contributions totaling $27,821 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $183 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)