Warren County, Iowa has a long and proud tradition of local politics. The county is governed by a Board of Supervisors elected by the residents to represent their interests. The Board meets regularly to make decisions that affect the wellbeing of all citizens in the county. Furthermore, each election cycle brings with it an array of candidates vying for votes to fill various positions on commissions and boards throughout the county. These elected officials are responsible for providing representation and ensuring sound policies are enacted in an effort to better serve the needs of all residents in Warren County. The citizens of Warren County take seriously their right to vote for leaders who they believe will best serve them and their community.
The political climate in Warren County, IA is moderately conservative.
In Warren County, IA 40.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Warren county remained very strongly Republican, 57.3% to 40.5%.
Warren county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Warren County, IA is moderately conservative.
Des Moines-West Des Moines Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
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.
Warren, 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 Warren County, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,688 contributions totaling $337,099 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $200 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 476 contributions totaling $173,658 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $365 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)