The small town of 50036 Boone, IA is a tightly-knit community full of friendly people who value their political views. With a population of only around 12,000 people, the politics in Boone are largely focused on local issues that impact the well-being of the community. The City Council and Mayor oversee many aspects of life in Boone, including public safety, economic development, quality of life initiatives, and environmental protection. During election season, locals pay close attention to local candidates running for office and make sure to have their voices heard in order to ensure their concerns are addressed by elected officials. In recent years there has been an increased focus on voter registration and education in order to help everyone participate in the democratic process no matter where they come from or what they believe.
The political climate in Zip 50036 (Boone, IA) is somewhat conservative.
Boone County, IA is somewhat conservative. In Boone County, IA 41.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Boone county remained very strongly Republican, 56.7% to 41.1%.
Boone county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 50036 (Boone, IA) is somewhat conservative.
Boone, Iowa is somewhat conservative.
Boone County, Iowa is somewhat conservative.
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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.
Boone, 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 three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 50036 (Boone)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,231 contributions totaling $57,951 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $47 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 151 contributions totaling $30,376 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $201 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)