The small community of Gilbertville, IA, population 50634, is a tight-knit and politically active area. The local government is composed of the mayor and five city council members. Participating in local politics in this vibrant community is an important part of life for many of the residents. Voting in elections and attending public meetings helps keep political discourse alive at all levels of government. In recent years, there have been several initiatives taken on by the city council to better serve Gilbertville residents, such as improvements to infrastructure and economic development projects. Residents are passionate about maintaining their rights and ensuring they have a voice when it comes to decisions made by their elected officials. With so many dedicated people involved in local politics, Gilbertville will continue to be a great place to call home for generations to come.
The political climate in Zip 50634 (Gilbertville, IA) is leaning conservative.
Black Hawk County, IA is somewhat liberal. In Black Hawk County, IA 53.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Black Hawk county remained moderately Democratic, 53.5% to 44.5%.
Black Hawk county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 50634 (Gilbertville, IA) is leaning conservative.
Gilbertville, Iowa is leaning conservative.
Black Hawk County, Iowa is somewhat liberal.
Waterloo-Cedar Falls 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.
Gilbertville, 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 50634 (Gilbertville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $156 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $156 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $206 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $69 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)