52536 Blakesburg, IA is a small town with a population of approximately 2,500 people. It is located in the beautiful rolling hills of southern Iowa and is home to a grounded, close-knit community. In terms of politics, the town is mostly conservative with a few progressive-leaning individuals sprinkled throughout the population. The local political candidates have been unable to gain much traction in the area due to their lack of name recognition and resources. There are also strong religious influences within the area which has led to less support for more liberal policies. Thus far most elections have been quite predictable but residents remain optimistic that new faces may soon emerge as potential candidates for office.
The political climate in Zip 52536 (Blakesburg, IA) is strongly conservative.
Wapello County, IA is moderately conservative. In Wapello County, IA 37.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wapello county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.9% to 37.2%.
Wapello county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 52536 (Blakesburg, IA) is strongly conservative.
Blakesburg, Iowa is strongly conservative.
Wapello County, Iowa is moderately conservative.
Ottumwa Metro Area is strongly conservative.
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.
Blakesburg, Iowa: D D D D 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 52536 (Blakesburg)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $600 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $339 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $170 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)