The Iowa City, IA Metro Area is served by a wide range of political figures. From local city councils to state representatives, the area boasts an impressive array of voices at all levels of government. The local government works diligently to ensure that residents have access to resources and services they need on a day-to-day basis. Additionally, the area has many independent organizations that actively work towards improving the quality of life for all citizens. Iowa City is also home to a number of well-known political candidates, such as former Mayor Matt Hayek and current Mayor Bruce Teague. Both men have worked hard to improve the city's infrastructure, education system, and economy while ensuring that its citizens are represented fairly in the political process. Furthermore, candidates from both major parties regularly appear in town halls and other public forums where they can answer questions and address concerns from constituents. With so many voices in play, it’s clear that Iowa City is an active center for politics in the Midwest region.
The political climate in Iowa City Metro Area is very liberal.
In Iowa City Metro Area 66.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 31.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Iowa City metro area remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 66.6% to 31.3%.
The Iowa City metro area voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Iowa City Metro Area is very liberal.
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.
Iowa City, Iowa: 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Iowa City Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 23,170 contributions totaling $2,142,467 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $92 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,124 contributions totaling $620,794 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $292 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)