50605 Aredale, IA is a small rural town located in Butler County with a close-knit community. It has a diverse local politics that is shaped by the town’s various residents and their values. The mayor of the town is currently Peter Johnson who was elected in 2019 and his term will end in 2023. The Mayor is responsible for ensuring that all governmental services are running efficiently and making sure that the residents are kept safe and secure. He also serves as an advocate for the people of Aredale, IA within the larger government of Iowa. There are several other local government officials such as a City Council, Police Chief, Fire Chief, and Treasurer who work together to ensure that the town’s needs are met. Additionally, candidates for state and federal offices often campaign heavily in Aredale due to its role in the county’s politics. All of these individuals help shape 50605 Aredale's political atmosphere by representing distinct views on issues important to those living within the community.
The political climate in Zip 50605 (Aredale, 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 50605 (Aredale, IA) is very conservative.
Aredale, 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.
Aredale, 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 50605 (Aredale)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $100 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)