In 50139 Lacona, IA, politics are a major factor in the lives of its residents. As with many towns and cities across the United States, there are local elections for mayors, city councils, and county offices that shape the political landscape of the town. The current mayor of Lacona is Mayor John Smith, who has been in office since 2007 and is running for re-election this year. Citizens can also vote for local representatives in the city council races as well as county supervisors who oversee different aspects of government ranging from public safety to education. Additionally, Iowa’s three electoral college votes are up for grabs every election cycle which makes it important for citizens to stay informed about state and national politics as well. With all these decisions being made at the local level, it is important that residents take part in their civic duty by voting in all available elections so their voice can be heard when making decisions that shape their community.
The political climate in Zip 50139 (Lacona, IA) is moderately conservative.
Warren County, IA is moderately conservative. In Warren County, IA 40.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Warren county remained very strongly Republican, 57.3% to 40.5%.
Warren county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 50139 (Lacona, IA) is moderately conservative.
Lacona, Iowa is moderately conservative.
Warren County, Iowa is moderately conservative.
Des Moines-West Des Moines Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Lacona, Iowa: r r 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 50139 (Lacona)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 36 contributions totaling $927 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $26 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $786 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $112 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)