Buffalo Center is a small rural town in Winnebago County, Iowa with an estimated population of just under 1,000 people. Politically, 50424 Buffalo Center, IA falls within the larger governmental structure of Winnebago County as well as the State of Iowa. Locally, the citizens of Buffalo Center are represented by several elected officials who work to ensure that their interests are met at both local and regional levels. These representatives include members of the county board of supervisors, state legislature, and representatives from various governing bodies within the community. In addition to these elected officials, local volunteers serve in many capacities such as on committees or boards for various organizations within Buffalo Center. This dedicated group of individuals works together to promote positive growth and development while preserving the unique spirit and culture that makes 50424 Buffalo Center such a special place to live and work.
The political climate in Zip 50424 (Buffalo Center, IA) is strongly conservative.
Winnebago County, IA is strongly conservative. In Winnebago County, IA 35.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Winnebago county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.1% to 35.8%.
Winnebago county voted Republican in 2020, 2016, 2012 and 2004, and Democratic in 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 50424 (Buffalo Center, IA) is strongly conservative.
Buffalo Center, Iowa is strongly conservative.
Winnebago County, Iowa is strongly 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.
Buffalo Center, Iowa: d r d 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 50424 (Buffalo Center)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $720 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $180 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)