Cedar Rapids, Iowa is a city located in Linn County and is the second largest city in the state. It has been represented by Congresswoman Abby Finkenauer since 2019 and serves in the House of Representatives for Iowa's 1st district. At the state level, Cedar Rapids is represented by two senators; Senator Liz Mathis and Senator Roby Smith. On the local level, Cedar Rapids consists of an eight-member council who works with Mayor Brad Hart to ensure the citizens’ interests are heard and addressed. The council members are dedicated to making decisions that benefit all citizens of Cedar Rapids. They host regular public meetings where citizens can voice their opinions on important topics such as infrastructure, education, public safety, and economic development. With its vibrant economy and diverse culture, Cedar Rapids is a great place to live and work while being represented by leaders who are passionate about creating a better future for all its residents.
The political climate in Zip 52403 (Cedar Rapids, IA) is somewhat liberal.
Linn County, IA is somewhat liberal. In Linn County, IA 55.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Linn county remained strongly Democratic, 55.6% to 41.9%.
Linn county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 52403 (Cedar Rapids, IA) is somewhat liberal.
Cedar Rapids, Iowa is somewhat liberal.
Linn County, Iowa is somewhat liberal.
Cedar Rapids Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Cedar Rapids, Iowa: d d D D d D
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 52403 (Cedar Rapids)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,346 contributions totaling $401,610 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $171 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 536 contributions totaling $267,749 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $500 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)