Madison, IA County is a vibrant community with much to offer. It has a strong economy and is home to many businesses and recreational activities. The county also has an active political landscape with local candidates in races for various offices. There are opportunities for citizens to get involved in the political process through voting, attending city council meetings, volunteering on local campaigns, or even becoming involved themselves by running for office. Issues such as taxes, education, and healthcare continue to drive the discourse of Madison politics. With its diverse population and wide range of backgrounds and interests, Madison County's political arena continues to be a dynamic place that attracts participation from all levels of government.
The political climate in Madison County, IA is very conservative.
In Madison County, IA 31.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Madison county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.2% to 31.9%.
Madison county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Madison County, IA is very 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.
Madison, 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 Madison County, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 452 contributions totaling $24,227 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 140 contributions totaling $21,059 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $150 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)