The small town of 50207 New Sharon, Iowa is a quiet and conservative community where the politics are often focused on local issues. Though there are no candidates representing the town in any higher offices, all of the citizens remain active and involved in their local government. The Mayor and City Council strive to make decisions that best suit the needs of the small town. Every two years, residents come together to elect new representatives for the Mayor and City Council, as well as other positions like Town Clerk or Sheriff. Residents also participate in the town’s budgeting process by attending public hearings or submitting written comments on areas they would like to see improved. Overall, politics in 50207 New Sharon, Iowa provide residents with an opportunity to shape their future while staying close to home.
The political climate in Zip 50207 (New Sharon, IA) is very conservative.
Mahaska County, IA is very conservative. In Mahaska County, IA 25.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mahaska county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.8% to 25.4%.
Mahaska county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 50207 (New Sharon, IA) is very conservative.
New Sharon, Iowa is very conservative.
Mahaska County, Iowa is very conservative.
Oskaloosa Metro Area is very 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.
New Sharon, 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 50207 (New Sharon)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 75 contributions totaling $6,620 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $88 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 35 contributions totaling $7,675 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $219 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)