Mason City is located in the North Iowa Metro Area, and it is an important contributor to the political landscape of Iowa. The politics of Mason City are influenced by local representatives from each party who represent the area in the state legislature. These representatives work diligently to ensure that Mason City's voice is heard at the state level, advocating for policies that will benefit their constituents. Additionally, local elections are held regularly, providing citizens with a chance to select their preferred candidates from both major and minor parties as they vie for positions on city council or other political offices. As a result, Mason City's politics provide an important platform for discussion on issues of interest to many of its citizens and allows them to have a say in shaping the future of their community.
The political climate in Mason City Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
In Mason City Metro Area 44.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Mason City metro area remained moderately Republican, 53.7% to 44.5%.
The Mason City metro area voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previ.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mason City Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
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.
Mason City, Iowa: D 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Mason City Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,585 contributions totaling $88,511 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 637 contributions totaling $322,154 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $506 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)