The politics of 50216 Lake Panorama, IA are rooted in the values and ideals of the local community. This can be seen in the way that elected officials strive for progress and success while maintaining a strong sense of integrity. There is a commitment to maintaining a strong economy and providing quality services for residents. It is also important to note the importance of protecting the environment as well as working for greater equality and social justice. The local political landscape is constantly evolving as candidates from all backgrounds come together with their own unique perspectives and stances on various issues. By combining these differing views, Lake Panorama is able to make meaningful progress towards its goals while staying true to its core values.
The political climate in Zip 50216 (Lake Panorama, IA) is strongly conservative.
Guthrie County, IA is very conservative. In Guthrie County, IA 31.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Guthrie county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.1% to 31.2%.
Guthrie county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 50216 (Lake Panorama, IA) is strongly conservative.
Lake Panorama, Iowa is strongly conservative.
Guthrie County, Iowa is very 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.
Lake Panorama, Iowa: r R r 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 50216 (Lake Panorama)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 85 contributions totaling $4,679 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $55 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 91 contributions totaling $26,768 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $294 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)