The small town of 50515 Ayrshire, Iowa is a rural community with a population of just over 1,000 people. Despite its size, the town has an active political presence and many meaningful contributions to local and state politics. The town is served by several elected officials such as their state representative, senator, sheriff, county supervisor and school board director. There are also several prominent political organizations in the area that advocate for various causes. These organizations include the Ayrshire County Republican Party, the Ayrshire County Democratic Party and the American Civil Liberties Union. Political issues discussed in the area vary from local concerns such as infrastructure upgrades and school funding to broader issues including immigration reform and gun control. Through discussion and debate on these topics in public forums such as town hall meetings or special interest group meetings, citizens can express their views on how they think their government should be operated in order to best serve them. By participating in discussions about important political matters, residents of 50515 Ayrshire can have their voices heard on matters that directly affect them.
The political climate in Zip 50515 (Ayrshire, IA) is very conservative.
Palo Alto County, IA is very conservative. In Palo Alto County, IA 30.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Palo Alto county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.0% to 30.6%.
Palo Alto county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 50515 (Ayrshire, IA) is very conservative.
Ayrshire, Iowa is very conservative.
Palo Alto 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.
Ayrshire, Iowa: r r d 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 50515 (Ayrshire)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8 contributions totaling $1,200 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $150 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)