The Fairfield, IA Metro Area is a vibrant community with plenty of political activity. Local politics are largely driven by the citizens themselves, and there are several opportunities to get involved in the area's political life. There are many organizations throughout the metro area that promote political awareness and encourage citizens to become active in local matters. These organizations provide a platform for citizens to voice their opinions on important issues, from taxes and zoning regulations to education and infrastructure development. Additionally, the Fairfield city council holds regular meetings open to the public where they discuss pressing issues within their jurisdiction. The city also holds elections every two years when local residents have an opportunity to vote for their preferred candidates for various offices. By taking an active role in local politics, citizens can ensure that Fairfield remains a safe and prosperous place to live with plenty of opportunity for all its residents.
The political climate in Fairfield Metro Area is leaning conservative.
In Fairfield Metro Area 48.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Fairfield metro area remained slightly Republican, 49.6% to 48.2%.
The Fairfield metro area voted Republican again in 2020, after voting Democratic in 2012, 2008, and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Fairfield Metro Area is leaning 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.
Fairfield, 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Fairfield Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,507 contributions totaling $184,193 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $53 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 214 contributions totaling $44,377 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $207 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)