Poweshiek County, Iowa is a vibrant and diverse area with a rich political history. It is home to several small towns and communities with a strong sense of civic pride. The county participates in elections at both the local and national level, and residents take pride in their ability to influence the direction of their community. At the local level, residents are encouraged to participate in board meetings, city councils, and other public forums to ensure that their voices are heard. On the national level, Poweshiek County has been part of several influential congressional races that have helped shape the future of our country. Locals take great pride in taking an active role in deciding their futures through these important elections.
The political climate in Poweshiek County, IA is somewhat conservative.
In Poweshiek County, IA 42.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Poweshiek county remained strongly Republican, 55.8% to 42.5%.
Poweshiek county voted Republican again in 2020, after voting Democratic in 2012, 2008, and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Poweshiek County, IA is somewhat 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.
Poweshiek, 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 Poweshiek County, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,599 contributions totaling $106,694 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $67 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 280 contributions totaling $118,544 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $423 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)