The city of Derby, IA (50068) is a small but vibrant community in the state of Iowa. It is home to a diverse population that values hard work and neighborly relationships. Politically, Derby is a strongly Democratic leaning city, with the majority of its voters usually favoring progressive candidates. At the local government level, Derby is governed by a mayor and councilmembers who are active members of the community and strive to represent their constituents fairly and equitably. The Mayor and City Council regularly engage with citizens on issues facing the city and consider all perspectives when making decisions that will benefit everyone in Derby. In recent years, local political candidates have made sure to address important issues such as economic development, public safety, education, clean energy initiatives and more. Residents are encouraged to get involved in the electoral process at all levels to ensure that their voices are heard.
The political climate in Zip 50068 (Derby, IA) is very 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 50068 (Derby, IA) is very conservative.
Derby, Iowa is very 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.
Derby, 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 50068 (Derby)
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 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)