The politics in 51510 Carter Lake, IA are shaped by the small community located within the city limits. With a population of just under 1,000 residents, the city has much smaller representation than larger cities and towns across Iowa. The people of Carter Lake are passionate about their local government and take pride in advocating for what they believe is right for their community. Local elections tend to be hotly contested because each candidate knows that their vote could potentially make a significant difference in deciding the outcome of the election. Residents have access to a variety of services and resources provided by the city government, including programs to promote public safety, economic development initiatives, and recreational activities. While there is no information available on current political candidates in 51510 Carter Lake, IA, it is certain that local citizens will be making their voices heard during future elections.
The political climate in Zip 51510 (Carter Lake, IA) is somewhat conservative.
Pottawattamie County, IA is moderately conservative. In Pottawattamie County, IA 40.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pottawattamie county remained very strongly Republican, 57.4% to 40.6%.
Pottawattamie county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 51510 (Carter Lake, IA) is somewhat conservative.
Carter Lake, Iowa is somewhat conservative.
Pottawattamie County, Iowa is moderately conservative.
Omaha-Council Bluffs Metro Area is leaning 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.
Carter Lake, 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 51510 (Carter Lake)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 19 contributions totaling $444 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $23 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 14 contributions totaling $252,780 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $18,056 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)