Hampton, Iowa is located in Franklin County and is home to a population of approximately 4,000 people. Despite its small size, Hampton has an active local political scene. The city council consists of five elected members who represent the interests of the community on issues such as budgets, ordinances, and zoning regulations. Residents also vote for mayor and local elections are held throughout the year. Various state and national representatives also serve to ensure that Hampton's voice is heard in Des Moines and Washington D.C. Overall, Hampton has a vibrant political system which is essential for a community of its size.
The political climate in Zip 50441 (Hampton, IA) is strongly conservative.
Franklin County, IA is very conservative. In Franklin County, IA 31.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Franklin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.7% to 31.7%.
Franklin county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 50441 (Hampton, IA) is strongly conservative.
Hampton, Iowa is strongly conservative.
Franklin 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.
Hampton, Iowa: R R d 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 50441 (Hampton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 34 contributions totaling $3,732 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $110 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 50 contributions totaling $11,577 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $232 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)