Politics in the 52233 Hiawatha, IA area are dominated by local and regional government issues. The most important issues involve the infrastructure, health care, education, and economic development of the region. Local elected officials strive to ensure that these key issues are addressed and that their constituents’ needs are met. Issues such as zoning regulations, transportation improvement projects, environmental quality initiatives, and public safety are all discussed at the local level. Elected leaders also work with state legislators to ensure the region receives its fair share of government resources. In addition to supporting local politicians in their efforts to improve 52233 Hiawatha, IA residents often get involved in other causes they feel strongly about through various organizations like neighborhood watch groups or political action committees. No matter what side of the aisle one falls on, everyone in the 52233 Hiawatha community strives to make it a better place for future generations.
The political climate in Zip 52233 (Hiawatha, IA) is somewhat liberal.
Linn County, IA is somewhat liberal. In Linn County, IA 55.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Linn county remained strongly Democratic, 55.6% to 41.9%.
Linn county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 52233 (Hiawatha, IA) is somewhat liberal.
Hiawatha, Iowa is somewhat liberal.
Linn County, Iowa is somewhat liberal.
Cedar Rapids 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.
Hiawatha, 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 52233 (Hiawatha)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 350 contributions totaling $24,194 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $69 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 101 contributions totaling $10,670 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $106 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)