In the small town of 51004 Anthon, IA, politics are a central part of life. Citizens here take their civic responsibility seriously and regularly participate in elections at the local, state, and national levels. Every election cycle brings new faces to the political arena in this rural community as candidates vie for office. As voters consider who will represent them in government, they often look at a candidate’s record of accomplishment and integrity when making their decisions. Issues such as economic development, education, healthcare access, and safety are all important considerations. Residents may also be influenced by discussions with family members or friends about what is right for their community. The people of 51004 Anthon are passionate about the future of their town and strive to ensure that its representatives make decisions that reflect the needs and values of its citizens.
The political climate in Zip 51004 (Anthon, IA) is moderately conservative.
Woodbury County, IA is somewhat conservative. In Woodbury County, IA 41.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Woodbury county remained very strongly Republican, 56.7% to 41.2%.
Woodbury county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 51004 (Anthon, IA) is moderately conservative.
Anthon, Iowa is moderately conservative.
Woodbury County, Iowa is somewhat 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.
Anthon, Iowa: r r r 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 51004 (Anthon)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $1,355 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $136 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)