Akron, IA is a small Midwestern town located in the state of Iowa. It has a population of about 2,000 people and is known for its strong sense of community. The town’s politics are focused on smaller-scale issues such as local economic development and environmental protection. There are several local political candidates who are actively campaigning to represent the citizens of Akron in their decision-making processes, including Josh Smith, Scott Brown, and Mary Steinbach. Each candidate offers unique perspectives on how to best serve the interests of the people living in Akron, whether it be through tax policies or education reform initiatives. Ultimately it will be up to the voters to decide who will best represent their individual needs.
The political climate in Zip 51001 (Akron, IA) is very conservative.
Plymouth County, IA is very conservative. In Plymouth County, IA 24.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Plymouth county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.9% to 24.6%.
Plymouth county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 51001 (Akron, IA) is very conservative.
Akron, Iowa is very conservative.
Plymouth County, Iowa is very conservative.
Sioux City 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.
Akron, 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 51001 (Akron)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 125 contributions totaling $5,228 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $42 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)