The city of Fairfield, IA 52556 is a small community with about 10,000 residents. It is located in the southeast region of the state, near the Iowa-Illinois border. The city is governed by a five-member council that meets regularly to discuss and approve important decisions regarding the welfare of its citizens. In addition to council members, local mayors are elected to represent and serve their local constituencies. Currently, Mayor Richard O’Brien serves as Fairfield’s mayor and has done so since 2007. Mayor O'Brien has strived to create a more vibrant downtown area through economic revitalization efforts that have included investing in new businesses and improving access for bicyclists and pedestrians. He also works closely with local schools to ensure that all students receive an excellent education while also working with various organizations throughout the city to improve quality of life for its residents. Overall, Mayor O'Brien has been instrumental in helping Fairfield maintain its small-town charm while still keeping up with current trends and needs.
The political climate in Zip 52556 (Fairfield, IA) is leaning conservative.
Jefferson County, IA is leaning conservative. In Jefferson County, IA 48.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jefferson county remained narrowly Republican, 49.6% to 48.2%.
Jefferson county voted Republican again in 2020, after voting Democratic in 2012, 2008, and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 52556 (Fairfield, IA) is leaning conservative.
Fairfield, Iowa is leaning conservative.
Jefferson County, Iowa is leaning conservative.
Fairfield Metro Area is leaning 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.
Fairfield, Iowa: r 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 52556 (Fairfield)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,395 contributions totaling $180,381 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $53 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 180 contributions totaling $35,672 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $198 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)