Meriden, IA is a small town with a population of 51037 people. It has a long and proud tradition of local political involvement. Residents take their civic duties seriously and actively participate in many of the different local political events, such as town hall meetings, candidate debates, and voter registration drives. The town is proud to have two strong candidates each election season vying for office. Both candidates are passionate about helping the community grow and thrive and come from different backgrounds that bring unique perspectives to the table. Local issues are always at the forefront during these campaigns, with each candidate discussing how they could best serve Meriden if elected into office. As citizens cast their ballots for this year’s election, the people of Meriden will be sure to make an informed decision that will benefit their community for years to come.
The political climate in Zip 51037 (Meriden, IA) is very conservative.
Cherokee County, IA is very conservative. In Cherokee County, IA 29.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cherokee county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.0% to 29.7%.
Cherokee county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 51037 (Meriden, IA) is very conservative.
Meriden, Iowa is very conservative.
Cherokee County, Iowa is very 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.
Meriden, 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 three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 51037 (Meriden)
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)