The politics in the Storm Lake, IA Metro Area are active and engaging. The area is served by a mayor-council type of government that works to ensure the local area is thriving and growing. It involves civic engagement from both the citizens and their elected officials. There is a strong sense of community involvement in the political process as citizens come together to voice their opinions and ideas for improving the city. Local businesses have an important role in the political discourse as they help drive economic growth and provide jobs for residents. The City Council meets regularly to discuss local issues and make decisions that will impact the future of Storm Lake. Citizens are encouraged to get involved and stay informed about local government decisions that will affect them directly or indirectly.
The political climate in Storm Lake Metro Area is strongly conservative.
In Storm Lake Metro Area 36.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Storm Lake metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.9% to 36.3%.
The Storm Lake metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Storm Lake Metro Area is strongly 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.
Storm Lake, 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 Storm Lake Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 525 contributions totaling $28,971 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $55 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 339 contributions totaling $55,461 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $164 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)