The city of Allison, IA (zip code 50602) is a small town located in the Midwestern state of Iowa. The population of Allison is around 800 people and the town is home to many small businesses. Politically, the city leans conservative with Republican candidates typically being favored by voters. Local elections are held every two years for the mayor, council members and other elected officials. Although there are often debates among residents on various issues, most people remain civil and respectful of one another's opinions. Education and economic development are important topics of discussion in Allison as well as social issues such as healthcare and gun control. In recent years, local politicians have focused on improving infrastructure within the city limits and new initiatives to attract businesses and jobs to Allison. Overall, politics in Allison remain largely a non-partisan issue and residents continue to work together to ensure that their city remains a safe and prosperous place for generations to come.
The political climate in Zip 50602 (Allison, IA) is very conservative.
Butler County, IA is very conservative. In Butler County, IA 29.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Butler county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.4% to 29.9%.
Butler county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 50602 (Allison, IA) is very conservative.
Allison, Iowa is very conservative.
Butler 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.
Allison, 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 50602 (Allison)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $125 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $42 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 14 contributions totaling $1,248 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $89 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)