Auburn, IA (zip code 51433) is a small town located in Fayette County.The town has a mayor-council form of government, with the mayor and four council members elected to four-year terms. The current mayor is Chris Hartman, who was first elected in 2017. The council members are Pat Butler, Bill Clement, Shane Houser and Johnathon Smith. The town regularly holds elections for these positions as well as other local offices. Auburn also has an active civic participation program to ensure that residents are engaged in the political process through public forums and other activities. Community members discuss various issues affecting the town such as economic development, infrastructure improvements, and environmental initiatives. Overall, the town of Auburn has a vibrant political culture that promotes civic engagement and encourages participation from all citizens.
The political climate in Zip 51433 (Auburn, IA) is very conservative.
Sac County, IA is very conservative. In Sac County, IA 25.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sac county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.4% to 25.1%.
Sac county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 51433 (Auburn, IA) is very conservative.
Auburn, Iowa is very conservative.
Sac 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.
Auburn, 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 51433 (Auburn)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $600 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $300 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $50 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)