The small town of 52235 Hills, IA is home to a vibrant political climate. Although the population size is small, it does not diminish the level of engagement and enthusiasm that local citizens have for politics. Political discourse is plentiful in 52235 Hills, and residents often hold robust conversations about current issues and policies that affect their community. The local political landscape consists of various candidates from both major and minor parties who are all vying for public office. These candidates bring different perspectives on a variety of topics such as economic development, education, healthcare, immigration, and social justice. Residents are encouraged to get involved with their community through voting in elections or attending community meetings with local candidates. By doing so, they can ensure that their voices are heard and their interests are represented in the decisions made by elected officials.
The political climate in Zip 52235 (Hills, IA) is moderately liberal.
Johnson County, IA is very liberal. In Johnson County, IA 70.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 27.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Johnson county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 70.6% to 27.3%.
Johnson county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 52235 (Hills, IA) is moderately liberal.
Hills, Iowa is moderately liberal.
Johnson County, Iowa is very liberal.
Iowa City Metro Area is very 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.
Hills, 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 52235 (Hills)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5 contributions totaling $245 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)