The politics of 52601 Burlington, IA are largely in line with the rest of Iowa. The city is represented by the Democratic party at both the state and national level, as well as at the county level. At local levels, residents have elected a wide range of candidates from both parties depending on their individual stances on issues important to the community. Voters in Burlington tend to prioritize education and public services such as transportation and healthcare, making these topics key concerns in local political races. In recent years, environmental issues have also been a major topic of discussion among local politicians. With an active civic engagement culture and two distinct parties vying for power, Burlington’s political scene remains vibrant and engaging for its citizens.
The political climate in Zip 52601 (Burlington, IA) is leaning conservative.
Des Moines County, IA is somewhat conservative. In Des Moines County, IA 44.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Des Moines county remained moderately Republican, 53.1% to 44.6%.
Des Moines county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 52601 (Burlington, IA) is leaning conservative.
Burlington, Iowa is leaning conservative.
Des Moines County, Iowa is somewhat conservative.
Burlington Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Burlington, 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 52601 (Burlington)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,253 contributions totaling $86,826 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $69 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 372 contributions totaling $68,099 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $183 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)