In 52542 Cantril, IA, politics are an important part of the local culture. The city is represented in the Iowa House of Representatives by District 81. This district is currently held by Representative Dustin Hite, who has served since 2017 and is running for re-election. Issues impacting the citizens of Cantril include economic development, job growth, and improving access to healthcare. There are a variety of local political organizations and events that provide opportunities for residents to get involved with the city's politics. For example, the Cantril Community Improvement Organization meets regularly to discuss community issues and advocate for positive changes. Additionally, many local candidates hold campaign events throughout the year, allowing citizens to meet them and learn more about their platform. Involvement in local politics provides Cantril residents with a sense of pride in their community and the opportunity to shape its future.
The political climate in Zip 52542 (Cantril, 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 52542 (Cantril, IA) is very conservative.
Cantril, Iowa is very conservative.
Van Buren County, Iowa is very 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.
Cantril, 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 52542 (Cantril)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 44 contributions totaling $3,474 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $79 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $305 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)