The politics in 52537 Bloomfield, IA are largely run by the local city council. The council is responsible for making decisions on a range of issues affecting citizens in the area, from infrastructure and public services to taxation. The members of the council come from the local community and are elected by residents every two years. Currently there are five members, who represent different wards in the town. They work together to ensure that Bloomfield's unique needs are adequately addressed. They also strive to maintain a high quality of life for its citizens by protecting their rights and promoting a prosperous business environment.
The political climate in Zip 52537 (Bloomfield, IA) is very conservative.
Davis County, IA is very conservative. In Davis County, IA 24.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Davis county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.9% to 24.7%.
Davis county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 52537 (Bloomfield, IA) is very conservative.
Bloomfield, Iowa is very conservative.
Davis County, Iowa is very 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.
Bloomfield, 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 52537 (Bloomfield)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 18 contributions totaling $2,915 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $162 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 42 contributions totaling $6,185 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $147 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)