The Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Metro Area has a diverse and vibrant political climate. The area is home to a number of local and state elected officials who are dedicated to representing the needs of their constituents. From the Iowa House of Representatives to the US Senate, citizens in this area have access to a wide range of representatives who can help them navigate complex issues and reach consensus on important matters. It is also important to note that there is significant representation from both major political parties throughout Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Metro Area. Additionally, there are dozens of grassroots organizations that work tirelessly for social justice and progress in the community. All in all, the politics of the Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Metro Area are dynamic and always evolving as new representatives enter office and old ones retire.
The political climate in Waterloo-Cedar Falls Metro Area is leaning liberal.
In Waterloo-Cedar Falls Metro Area 50.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Waterloo-Cedar Falls metro area remained slightly Democratic, 50.0% to 48.1%.
The Waterloo-Cedar Falls metro area voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Waterloo-Cedar Falls Metro Area is leaning 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.
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, 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 Waterloo-Cedar Falls Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,355 contributions totaling $343,764 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $64 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,625 contributions totaling $415,304 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $256 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)