Iowa City is located in Johnson County, Iowa, and is the county seat. It is home to a population of roughly 75,000 people and has been an incorporated city since 1839. Politics in 52245 Iowa City are mainly represented by the Democratic Party, with most local political candidates typically running under the Democratic ticket. The current mayor of Iowa City is Bruce Teague, who was elected in 2019. Mayor Teague advocates for several progressive causes including environmental sustainability and racial equity. Additionally, he is working to expand green energy initiatives such as installing more solar panels throughout the city. Other local political representatives include Scott McDonough and Janice Weiner who have both served on the Johnson County Board of Supervisors for over 15 years. Both are committed to creating a better quality of life for all those who live in Iowa City, with a focus on addressing poverty and improving public safety within the community.
The political climate in Zip 52245 (Iowa City, IA) is strongly 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 52245 (Iowa City, IA) is strongly liberal.
Iowa City, Iowa is strongly 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.
Iowa City, 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 52245 (Iowa City)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,314 contributions totaling $448,154 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $71 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 262 contributions totaling $63,865 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $244 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)