The small town of Bonaparte, IA (zip code 52620) is located in Van Buren County and is home to just over 500 people. The politics of the area are traditionally rooted in conservative ideals. Residents within this community tend to vote for local candidates that share their beliefs and values, particularly those aligned with the Republican Party. All political issues facing the county are discussed at the meetings of the Van Buren County Board of Supervisors, a group of elected representatives who make decisions on behalf of their constituents. These topics can range from infrastructure improvements to tax increases and more. In general, residents of Bonaparte agree that government should be limited and taxes should remain low in order to keep costs down. This sentiment helps create a strong sense of local pride as well as a commitment to preserving all that is unique about the small-town living experience in Bonaparte.
The political climate in Zip 52620 (Bonaparte, IA) is very conservative.
Van Buren County, IA is very conservative. In Van Buren County, IA 23.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Van Buren county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.4% to 23.1%.
Van Buren county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 52620 (Bonaparte, IA) is very conservative.
Bonaparte, Iowa is very conservative.
Van Buren County, Iowa is very conservative.
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Iowa is leaning conservative.
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VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Bonaparte, 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 52620 (Bonaparte)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $710 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $89 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)