The small town of Fairfax, IA (zipcode 52228) is located in the northeast corner of Linn County and is home to approximately 1,400 people. The city has a long history of being politically active and engaged in local politics. Recently, the city has seen a surge in political activity as candidates from both major parties have begun to campaign for their respective positions on the city council. Residents can expect to see candidates knocking on doors and attending community events in an effort to get their messages out and gain support from the community. Residents are encouraged to become informed on local issues, attend public meetings, and vote to make sure they have their voices heard when it comes time for elections. No matter who they choose, all citizens should be proud of their town's commitment to being politically involved!
The political climate in Zip 52228 (Fairfax, 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 52228 (Fairfax, IA) is leaning liberal.
Fairfax, 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.
Fairfax, 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 52228 (Fairfax)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 41 contributions totaling $8,700 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $212 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)