Hartford, IA 50118 is a small and peaceful town located in the state of Iowa. Despite its tranquil nature, its politics are an important factor when it comes to community decisions. The local government in Hartford is comprised of a mayor and four city council members who are responsible for making decisions that affect the citizens. Every two years, elections take place for these positions and residents can get involved by discussing political issues with their government officials or volunteering at election polls. Additionally, there are many local organizations dedicated to raising awareness about community issues and advocating for change. Through its active citizen participation in politics, the people of Hartford have been able to maintain a strong sense of local control over their town's affairs while still allowing for progress and growth.
The political climate in Zip 50118 (Hartford, IA) is moderately conservative.
Warren County, IA is moderately conservative. In Warren County, IA 40.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Warren county remained very strongly Republican, 57.3% to 40.5%.
Warren county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 50118 (Hartford, IA) is moderately conservative.
Hartford, Iowa is moderately conservative.
Warren County, Iowa is moderately conservative.
Des Moines-West Des Moines Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Hartford, 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 50118 (Hartford)
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 2 contributions totaling $1,500 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $750 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)