The small town of Brooklyn, Iowa (zip code 52211) is home to a close-knit community of just over 1,000 residents. Although the population of this rural town is small, its local politics remain an important part of daily life. Several active political groups are involved in the area, with a focus on issues such as economic development and public education. Local candidates run for city council positions and mayor each year to provide leadership for the town. These elected officials work together to ensure that Brooklyn remains a safe place where citizens can enjoy living and working. They also strive to create a vibrant business environment that encourages economic growth while preserving the town's unique natural beauty and cultural heritage.
The political climate in Zip 52211 (Brooklyn, IA) is moderately conservative.
Poweshiek County, IA is somewhat conservative. In Poweshiek County, IA 42.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Poweshiek county remained strongly Republican, 55.8% to 42.5%.
Poweshiek county voted Republican again in 2020, after voting Democratic in 2012, 2008, and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 52211 (Brooklyn, IA) is moderately conservative.
Brooklyn, Iowa is moderately conservative.
Poweshiek County, Iowa is somewhat 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.
Brooklyn, Iowa: r 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 52211 (Brooklyn)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 15 contributions totaling $731 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 28 contributions totaling $8,757 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $313 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)