The small city of Chariton, IA (zip code 50049) is located in Lucas County in the southern part of the state. It is a primarily rural community that has been home to generations of Iowans. The politics in Chariton are largely conservative, leaning towards the Republican Party. There are no local political candidates currently running for office in the area, but citizens can still get involved with local campaigns through volunteering and donating to causes they believe in. While there are many volunteers and activists working hard to make a positive change in the community, it is important for voters to stay informed on current issues and take advantage of their right to vote at election time.
The political climate in Zip 50049 (Chariton, IA) is strongly conservative.
Lucas County, IA is very conservative. In Lucas County, IA 27.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lucas county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.0% to 27.7%.
Lucas county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 50049 (Chariton, IA) is strongly conservative.
Chariton, Iowa is strongly conservative.
Lucas 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.
Chariton, 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 50049 (Chariton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 34 contributions totaling $1,490 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $44 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 79 contributions totaling $7,628 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $97 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)