Iowa, IA County is a vibrant community with plenty of political activity. Politicians from both major parties often make appearances in the local area to discuss their platforms and goals for the future. In recent years, Iowa has become increasingly active in state politics, with residents having an increased say in the issues facing their state. The county also hosts many events such as forums and debates that involve political candidates running for office. With its diverse population and rich history, the people of Iowa are well-informed about their current political landscape and are eager to support those who represent them in the state legislature.
The political climate in Iowa County, IA is strongly conservative.
In Iowa County, IA 36.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Iowa county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.7% to 36.4%.
Iowa county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Iowa 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.
Iowa, Iowa: r 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 Iowa County, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 346 contributions totaling $42,379 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $122 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 228 contributions totaling $143,407 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $629 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)