Dana, Iowa is a rural town located in Calhoun County. It has a population of approximately 500 and is known for its strong sense of community. The local political issue that affects most residents is the taxes they pay to support public services. While the taxes are necessary to provide vital services like police, fire, and water utilities, some residents feel that their taxes are too high. Local elections give residents the chance to have their voices heard on this important topic. Residents can vote for candidates who promise to lower taxes and improve public services. Elections also give residents an opportunity to choose leaders who will work towards addressing other issues such as improving healthcare access, increasing job opportunities, strengthening school systems, and protecting the environment. With local elections providing an avenue to make their voices heard on these issues, Dana's residents can take part in positive change within their own community.
The political climate in Zip 50064 (Dana, IA) is strongly conservative.
Greene County, IA is strongly conservative. In Greene County, IA 35.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Greene county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.7% to 35.0%.
Greene county voted Republican in 2020, 2016, 2012 and 2004, and Democratic in 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 50064 (Dana, IA) is strongly conservative.
Dana, Iowa is strongly conservative.
Greene County, Iowa is strongly 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.
Dana, Iowa: d r d 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 three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 50064 (Dana)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)