Belle Plaine, IA, is a small town in Benton County. It has a thriving civic and cultural life, with many local organizations and activities for residents to enjoy. Politically, the area is deeply divided. The Republican Party generally holds sway in 52208 Belle Plaine, IA, though some Democratic candidates have been successful at the local level in recent years. Many of the issues that are important to voters here include fiscal responsibility, social justice, healthcare access, and environmental protection. Local political candidates often focus their campaigns on these topics to make sure they reach as many voters as possible. As a result of its diverse population and wide range of beliefs, 52208 Belle Plaine is an interesting place to watch politics unfold over time.
The political climate in Zip 52208 (Belle Plaine, IA) is moderately conservative.
Benton County, IA is strongly conservative. In Benton County, IA 35.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Benton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.8% to 35.2%.
Benton county voted Republican in three most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous three.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 52208 (Belle Plaine, IA) is moderately conservative.
Belle Plaine, Iowa is moderately conservative.
Benton County, Iowa is strongly conservative.
Cedar Rapids Metro Area is leaning 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.
Belle Plaine, Iowa: d d 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 52208 (Belle Plaine)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 28 contributions totaling $481 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $17 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 41 contributions totaling $3,052 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $74 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)