The city of 52548 Chillicothe, IA is a small and tight knit community. It is represented in the Iowa State Legislature by the Republican Representative Terry Baxter, who has held the position since 2011. At the local level, the Mayor of Chillicothe is Daniel Hittle. He was elected to office in November 2018 and his term will expire in December 2021. The City Council of Chillicothe also consists of seven members who are elected from seven wards within the city. These members serve a four-year term and work together to make decisions about local issues that impact residents of the area. There is also an active Chamber of Commerce which works with local business owners to promote economic development within the community. As a whole, politics in 52548 Chillicothe, IA focus on promoting economic growth while preserving its small town charm and friendly atmosphere.
The political climate in Zip 52548 (Chillicothe, IA) is strongly conservative.
Wapello County, IA is moderately conservative. In Wapello County, IA 37.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wapello county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.9% to 37.2%.
Wapello county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 52548 (Chillicothe, IA) is strongly conservative.
Chillicothe, Iowa is strongly conservative.
Wapello County, Iowa is moderately conservative.
Ottumwa 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.
Chillicothe, 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 52548 (Chillicothe)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 11 contributions totaling $275 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $25 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $100 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)