Keokuk, IA is a small town in the southeastern corner of the state. It is home to a population of around 11,000 people. The city has an elected mayor who works with the city council to enact laws and policies that benefit the citizens of Keokuk. The current mayor is Richard Blum, who was elected in 2017. Additionally, Keokuk elects other local politicians such as two school board members and three county commissioners. These individuals are responsible for ensuring that public services and infrastructure remain up-to-date and well-maintained for residents. Overall, these elected officials strive to ensure Keokuk remains a safe and thriving community for all its citizens.
The political climate in Zip 52632 (Keokuk, IA) is somewhat conservative.
Lee County, IA is moderately conservative. In Lee County, IA 39.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lee county remained very strongly Republican, 58.4% to 39.1%.
Lee county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 52632 (Keokuk, IA) is somewhat conservative.
Keokuk, Iowa is somewhat conservative.
Lee County, Iowa is moderately conservative.
Fort Madison-Keokuk Metro Area is very conservative.
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.
Keokuk, Iowa: D D D D 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 52632 (Keokuk)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 430 contributions totaling $14,402 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $33 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 184 contributions totaling $24,939 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $136 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)