Lee, IA County is a rural area with a strong sense of community and local pride. The people here take great interest in their local government, and they strive to elect officials who are well-suited to their needs. The county seat is the city of Fort Madison, where the Board of Supervisors meets to discuss matters facing the county. This board is responsible for creating policies related to land use and economic development, among other things. Additionally, Lee County has its own Sheriff's Office that works closely with the community to ensure safety and order for all residents. During elections, citizens are encouraged to do their research and cast their votes for candidates who best represent their beliefs and values.
The political climate in Lee County, IA is moderately conservative.
In Lee County, IA 39.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lee county remained very strongly Republican, 58.4% to 39.1%.
Lee county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lee County, IA is moderately conservative.
Fort Madison-Keokuk Metro Area is very 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.
Lee, Iowa: D D 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 Lee County, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 714 contributions totaling $48,292 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 317 contributions totaling $55,425 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $175 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)