Taylor, IA County is home to many political issues that local residents take part in. The county has a diverse population that is comprised of citizens from various backgrounds and cultures all with the same goal of having an impact on the political landscape. Residents are encouraged to get involved and stay informed about current issues by attending public forums, joining local organizations, and researching topics of interest online. Additionally, Taylor County also has representatives from each of the major political parties who help ensure citizens’ voices are represented in government decisions. All residents have access to their elected officials and can reach out with questions or to share their opinions on certain matters. With everyone working together, Taylor County can continue to create positive change through the political system.
The political climate in Taylor County, IA is very conservative.
In Taylor County, IA 23.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Taylor county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.8% to 23.0%.
Taylor county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Taylor County, IA is very 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.
Taylor, 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 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 Taylor County, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10 contributions totaling $718 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $72 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 24 contributions totaling $26,492 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,104 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)