Hamburg, IA is a small town located in southwestern Iowa in Fremont County. This rural community is home to just over 600 people who have a strong sense of community and pride. The local politics are taken seriously by the citizens of Hamburg, who take part in the annual elections for various city offices. These offices include mayor, council members, and other positions related to the running of the town. During election season, candidates from all across the county come out to discuss their views on local issues and what they would like to see implemented or changed within Hamburg. These elections can be quite competitive as citizens strive for positive changes that will benefit everyone living within this close-knit town. All citizens of Hamburg are encouraged to participate in local politics and make an informed decision at the polls.
The political climate in Zip 51640 (Hamburg, IA) is very conservative.
Fremont County, IA is very conservative. In Fremont County, IA 28.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Fremont county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.3% to 28.0%.
Fremont county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 51640 (Hamburg, IA) is very conservative.
Hamburg, Iowa is very conservative.
Fremont 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.
Hamburg, 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 51640 (Hamburg)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8 contributions totaling $168 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $21 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $866 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $108 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)