Cedar Rapids, IA is a vibrant city located in Linn County with a population of around 133,000 people. It is the home to many political candidates who are passionate about representing their community and improving the lives of residents. The local government consists of Mayor Brad Hart, City Council Members Dale Todd, Ann Poe, Ashley Vanorny, Scott Olson, Monica Vernon and Susie Weinacht. Collectively they work together to create effective policies that benefit the citizens in Cedar Rapids. Recently they have worked towards increasing affordable housing for low-income households, reducing energy consumption across the city and promoting local businesses by offering incentives for entrepreneurs. The local government has also implemented a variety of infrastructure projects designed to make travel throughout the city easier; including bike lanes on major roads and improved public transportation options. All these initiatives have been successful in creating more job opportunities while also providing better services for all citizens in Cedar Rapids.
The political climate in Zip 52405 (Cedar Rapids, IA) is leaning 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 52405 (Cedar Rapids, IA) is leaning liberal.
Cedar Rapids, Iowa is leaning 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 52405 (Cedar Rapids)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,021 contributions totaling $46,494 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $46 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 280 contributions totaling $43,422 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $155 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)