The Fort Madison-Keokuk, IA Metro Area is a region of Iowa that is home to two separate cities. With a combined population of over 35,000 people, the area is known for its local politics that are heavily influenced by the citizens who live there. Local politicians have been working to create policies that benefit both cities and their residents in order to promote economic growth and create a thriving community. Politicians have implemented plans to bring new businesses into the area, as well as creating more jobs for locals. They also work with local organizations and groups to advocate for issues such as education, environmental protection, and public safety. The primary focus of local politics in the Fort Madison-Keokuk Metro Area is on ensuring that residents have access to resources they need in order to thrive and succeed while living in the area.
The political climate in Fort Madison-Keokuk Metro Area is very conservative.
In Fort Madison-Keokuk Metro Area 32.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Fort Madison-Keokuk metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.3% to 32.5%.
The Fort Madison-Keokuk metro area voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previ.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Fort Madison-Keokuk Metro Area is very 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.
Fort Madison-Keokuk, 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 Fort Madison-Keokuk Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 909 contributions totaling $62,715 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $69 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 539 contributions totaling $94,020 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $174 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)