Farmersburg, IA is a small, rural town with a population of around 2,500 people. It has a strong sense of community and the local politics are focused on the well-being of its citizens. Local issues often focus on ensuring that all residents have access to resources such as adequate healthcare, quality education, and economic opportunity. Farmersburg is known for its low crime rate and its commitment to keeping taxes low in order to make living in the town more affordable for families. The town's mayor and city council strive to make sure that all residents are heard with respect to their opinions regarding policy. They work hard to ensure that Farmerburg remains a safe and happy place to live for generations to come.
The political climate in Zip 52047 (Farmersburg, IA) is strongly conservative.
Clayton County, IA is strongly conservative. In Clayton County, IA 34.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clayton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.6% to 34.8%.
Clayton county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 52047 (Farmersburg, IA) is strongly conservative.
Farmersburg, Iowa is strongly conservative.
Clayton County, Iowa is strongly 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.
Farmersburg, 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 52047 (Farmersburg)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $250 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 16 contributions totaling $4,095 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $256 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)