The politics in 52552 Drakesville, IA are largely based on the values and beliefs of the people who call this small town home. The population of Drakesville is 2,193 according to the last census, and it is located in Davis County. People in Drakesville believe strongly in their local community and work hard to ensure that everyone’s voice is heard. Many take part in local initiatives that support the town and its businesses. During election season, many locals are actively engaged in politics by voting for candidates they strongly believe will best serve their community. Local political candidates often come from various backgrounds and represent different points of view on important issues affecting the town. With a strong sense of civic duty, citizens of Drakesville strive to make sure their voice is heard when it comes to local elections.
The political climate in Zip 52552 (Drakesville, IA) is very conservative.
Davis County, IA is very conservative. In Davis County, IA 24.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Davis county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.9% to 24.7%.
Davis county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 52552 (Drakesville, IA) is very conservative.
Drakesville, Iowa is very conservative.
Davis County, Iowa is very conservative.
Ottumwa Metro Area is strongly 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.
Drakesville, 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 52552 (Drakesville)
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 2 contributions totaling $400 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $200 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)