Winneshiek County, IA is a rural part of the state with a deep-rooted history and unique culture. Politically, the county is largely conservative, voting for Republican candidates in recent elections. The Winneshiek County Board of Supervisors consists of three members, all of whom are Republicans. The board is responsible for setting budgets and making decisions regarding county laws and regulations. At the state level, Winneshiek has two representatives: one in the Iowa House of Representatives and one in the Iowa Senate. Both are Republicans who prioritize important issues like creating jobs and supporting small businesses in their districts. Other local political figures include mayors from the various towns that make up Winneshiek County as well as representatives from local government agencies such as public health and law enforcement. All these leaders work together to ensure that Winneshiek County remains a safe, friendly place to live and work.
The political climate in Winneshiek County, IA is leaning conservative.
In Winneshiek County, IA 46.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 51.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Winneshiek county remained moderately Republican, 51.7% to 46.6%.
Winneshiek county voted Republican again in 2020, after voting Democratic in 2012, 2008, and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Winneshiek County, IA is leaning 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.
Winneshiek, Iowa: r 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 Winneshiek County, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,287 contributions totaling $182,162 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $142 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 283 contributions totaling $64,111 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $227 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)