Charlotte, Iowa is a small city located in Muscatine County with a population of approximately 320 people. The local politics of 52731 Charlotte are mostly influenced by the Muscatine County Board of Supervisors. Representing the county, they are responsible for several initiatives such as the annual budget, zoning regulations, and other important decisions that affect the community. Each supervisor is elected to represent their district and serve a four year term. Other political activities in Charlotte include an election board which manages all elections within the city limits as well as voter registration services. Additionally, there are also various commissions focused on different topics including historic preservation and sustainability. All these organizations work together to ensure that all citizens of Charlotte have a voice in their government and that their needs are heard and addressed appropriately.
The political climate in Zip 52731 (Charlotte, IA) is moderately conservative.
Clinton County, IA is somewhat conservative. In Clinton County, IA 43.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clinton county remained strongly Republican, 54.1% to 43.8%.
Clinton county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 52731 (Charlotte, IA) is moderately conservative.
Charlotte, Iowa is moderately conservative.
Clinton County, Iowa is somewhat conservative.
Clinton Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Charlotte, Iowa: D D D D 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 52731 (Charlotte)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 12 contributions totaling $1,450 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $121 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)