Arthur, IA is located in Cass County and is part of the Atlantic Micropolitan Statistical Area. The town has a long history of civic engagement with a strong sense of community spirit and involvement. Residents are known for their commitment to local businesses and organizations, and actively participate in politics at the local level. Elections in Arthur involve several key issues that have been discussed in the past, such as public safety, economic development, housing availability, environmental protection and transportation infrastructure. Through its representatives on the county board and its participation in state and national elections, Arthur is committed to making sure that all voices are heard when it comes to deciding important matters that affect the town’s future. Local political candidates often come from diverse backgrounds that demonstrate how much Arthur values open dialogue about important issues affecting residents today.
The political climate in Zip 51431 (Arthur, IA) is very conservative.
Ida County, IA is very conservative. In Ida County, IA 23.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ida county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.8% to 23.8%.
Ida county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 51431 (Arthur, IA) is very conservative.
Arthur, Iowa is very conservative.
Ida 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.
Arthur, 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 51431 (Arthur)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $220 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $220 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)