Iowa, WI County is a largely rural area in the northeastern part of the state. It is known for its agricultural production and peaceful communities. Politically, Iowa, WI County has traditionally favored conservative candidates and policies. The county has often been a stronghold for Republicans in state elections and during national election cycles. In recent years, more progressive voices have been gaining support in the county, with many residents supporting candidates who advocate for social justice reform and a stronger investment in local infrastructure projects. All politics aside, it's clear that Iowa, WI County continues to be a great place to call home.
The political climate in Iowa County, WI is somewhat liberal.
In Iowa County, WI 55.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Iowa county remained strongly Democratic, 55.9% to 42.2%.
Iowa county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Iowa County, WI is somewhat liberal.
Madison Metro Area is very liberal.
Wisconsin is leaning liberal.
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.
Iowa, Wisconsin: D D D D D D
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 Iowa County, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,742 contributions totaling $148,104 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $85 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 285 contributions totaling $65,992 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $232 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)