Winnebago, IA County is known for its commitment to local politics. Each election cycle, the county's residents come together to make decisions that will shape the future of their community. Participating in local politics is an important part of life in Winnebago, IA County and citizens take great pride in voting on important issues facing their area. The county has a wide range of candidates running for office each election cycle, who bring a variety of perspectives and ideas to the table. Residents are encouraged to get informed about candidates and voting issues to ensure they make the most informed decision when casting their vote. With passionate and engaged residents, Winnebago, IA County is able to create vibrant communities that can thrive for generations.
The political climate in Winnebago County, IA is strongly conservative.
In Winnebago County, IA 35.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Winnebago county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.1% to 35.8%.
Winnebago county voted Republican in 2020, 2016, 2012 and 2004, and Democratic in 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Winnebago 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.
Winnebago, 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 Winnebago County, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 331 contributions totaling $6,647 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $20 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 80 contributions totaling $15,350 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $192 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)