Belmond, IA, with the zip code 50421, is a small community that is actively involved in politics. Residents are very vocal about their opinions and take part in various local political events. The town holds annual elections to determine which candidates will represent their interests on both the local and state levels. Although no major national election has taken place in Belmond recently, political activity remains high throughout the year. Local forums and debates allow townspeople to express their views and help ensure they stay informed about key issues facing their community. By taking part in these activities, residents of Belmond remain connected to each other and work together to make sure their voices are heard when it comes to making decisions that will shape their community's future.
The political climate in Zip 50421 (Belmond, IA) is strongly conservative.
Wright County, IA is very conservative. In Wright County, IA 31.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wright county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.1% to 31.9%.
Wright county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 50421 (Belmond, IA) is strongly conservative.
Belmond, Iowa is strongly conservative.
Wright 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.
Belmond, 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 50421 (Belmond)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 55 contributions totaling $2,741 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $1,256 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $157 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)