Fayette, IA, located in 52142, is a small community with a lot of heart. While it does not have its own political candidates on the ballot, there are a variety of local and state organizations that help to shape the political landscape in this rural area. Local civic groups like the Fayette Area Chamber of Commerce and Fayette County Farm Bureau are active participants in advocating for their constituents’ needs and rights. On the state level, Iowa has two senators in the U.S. Senate, as well as four representatives in the House of Representatives. All of these parties work together to ensure that Fayette residents can enjoy a safe and prosperous future.
The political climate in Zip 52142 (Fayette, IA) is moderately conservative.
Fayette County, IA is moderately conservative. In Fayette County, IA 37.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Fayette county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.3% to 37.6%.
Fayette county voted Republican again in 2020, after voting Democratic in 2012, 2008, and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 52142 (Fayette, IA) is moderately conservative.
Fayette, Iowa is moderately conservative.
Fayette County, Iowa is moderately 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.
Fayette, 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 52142 (Fayette)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $900 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $300 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 16 contributions totaling $15,590 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $974 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)