The politics in 52566 Kirkville, IA are varied and complex. The city is a small rural community located in the Midwest and it has a population of approximately 4,000 people. The issues that affect this community are mostly centered around education, economic development, and infrastructure. Local political candidates in Kirkville usually focus on these issues when running for office. In recent years the mayor has been pushing for more investment in infrastructure and job creation as well as improved educational access for all residents. Additionally, the city council has been taking steps to make Kirkville a more welcoming environment for immigrants by passing ordinances to protect their rights. Residents in Kirkville have the opportunity to participate and shape their local government through voting in elections and taking part in local meetings and discussions about important issues.
The political climate in Zip 52566 (Kirkville, IA) is strongly conservative.
Wapello County, IA is moderately conservative. In Wapello County, IA 37.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wapello county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.9% to 37.2%.
Wapello county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 52566 (Kirkville, IA) is strongly conservative.
Kirkville, Iowa is strongly conservative.
Wapello County, Iowa is moderately conservative.
Ottumwa Metro Area is strongly 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.
Kirkville, 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 52566 (Kirkville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 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)