The politics of 52249 Keystone, IA are heavily impacted by the local community. The city is represented in the Iowa General Assembly by a Democratic representative and a Republican senator. Neighbors often come together to discuss important issues facing their community. Local political candidates often participate in debates and forums to explain their positions on various topics that affect them directly. This helps to ensure that the residents of 52249 Keystone are well-informed about the candidates they will vote for on election day. In addition, many local organizations such as the Chamber of Commerce and Think Tank help to keep citizens informed about current events and policies that may impact their lives. With these resources available, residents of 52249 Keystone are always informed about what’s happening in their government and can make educated decisions when it comes time to cast their ballots.
The political climate in Zip 52249 (Keystone, IA) is strongly conservative.
Benton County, IA is strongly conservative. In Benton County, IA 35.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Benton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.8% to 35.2%.
Benton county voted Republican in three most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous three.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 52249 (Keystone, IA) is strongly conservative.
Keystone, Iowa is strongly conservative.
Benton County, Iowa is strongly conservative.
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.
Keystone, Iowa: d d 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 52249 (Keystone)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $1,000 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $3,200 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $356 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)