The politics in the Spencer, IA Metro Area are full of energy and enthusiasm. The area is currently represented by several state representatives and senators who are actively engaged in promoting the interests of their constituents. Issues like economic development, education reform, and environmental protection are at the forefront of conversations among elected officials. Local political candidates also have a presence in this region, often focusing on issues that matter to the citizens of Spencer such as health care, public safety, and infrastructure improvements. With a vibrant local government working together with community leaders to make this region a better place to live and work, everyone in Spencer can feel confident that their voices are being heard.
The political climate in Spencer Metro Area is very conservative.
In Spencer Metro Area 29.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Spencer metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.4% to 29.7%.
The Spencer metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Spencer 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.
Spencer, Iowa: r R r R 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 Spencer Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 293 contributions totaling $74,234 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $253 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 199 contributions totaling $41,162 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $207 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)