The small town of 50830 Afton, IA is part of the ring of small towns and rural areas in Adair County. The county has a long tradition of politically active citizens, and there are many opportunities for local political involvement. Local elections for elected offices such as county supervisors, mayor, and school board members are held regularly. Many people take part in party caucuses to decide which candidates should be placed on the ballot. All citizens over 18 years old have the right to vote, and those with special interests often get involved in local campaigns. Local political candidates come from all walks of life and work hard to bring their messages to the voters. In addition, residents can also participate in grassroots organizations that promote causes important to them. The politics in Afton are an important part of its culture and history, giving people a chance to have their voice heard and make real change in their community.
The political climate in Zip 50830 (Afton, IA) is strongly conservative.
Union County, IA is strongly conservative. In Union County, IA 33.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Union county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.8% to 33.3%.
Union county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 50830 (Afton, IA) is strongly conservative.
Afton, Iowa is strongly conservative.
Union 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.
Afton, Iowa: r r 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 50830 (Afton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 13 contributions totaling $1,503 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $116 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 18 contributions totaling $1,195 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $66 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)