Bagley, IA is a small rural town in the 50026 zip code with a population of roughly 551 people. Despite its size, Bagley is home to a vibrant political landscape. The city council is made up of five elected members and one mayor who are chosen by the local population every two years in November's local elections. The citizens of Bagley vote on several different issues that shape their community such as funding for schools, infrastructure improvements, and public services. Furthermore, Bagley has representatives in both the state legislature and senate that work together to ensure their constituents' voices are heard at the Capitol. These representatives have been integral in passing legislation that improves the quality of life for those living in Bagley and other surrounding areas. Despite its small size, Bagley is an example of how politics can have an impact on even the smallest of towns.
The political climate in Zip 50026 (Bagley, IA) is very conservative.
Guthrie County, IA is very conservative. In Guthrie County, IA 31.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Guthrie county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.1% to 31.2%.
Guthrie county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 50026 (Bagley, IA) is very conservative.
Bagley, Iowa is very conservative.
Guthrie County, Iowa is very conservative.
Des Moines-West Des Moines Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
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.
Bagley, 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 50026 (Bagley)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 38 contributions totaling $265 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $7 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $200 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $200 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)