50848 Gravity, IA is a small town located in rural Iowa. It has a tight-knit community of approximately 1,000 people that are very involved in local politics. The town has a mayor and four council members who are elected every two years. Local elections are always hotly contested, as many of the residents take their civic duties very seriously. During elections, many candidates come forward to campaign for their respective positions on the Town Council or as Mayor. These candidates bring with them a variety of perspectives and ideas that can sometimes divide the townspeople. However, despite these disagreements, all citizens recognize the importance of democracy and participation in the political process. The town also makes sure to keep its citizens informed about local government decisions through community meetings and newsletters.
The political climate in Zip 50848 (Gravity, IA) is very conservative.
Taylor County, IA is very conservative. In Taylor County, IA 23.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Taylor county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.8% to 23.0%.
Taylor county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 50848 (Gravity, IA) is very conservative.
Gravity, Iowa is very conservative.
Taylor County, Iowa is very 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.
Gravity, Iowa: R R r R 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 50848 (Gravity)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $277 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $69 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)