Lamoni, Iowa is a small town located in Decatur County with an estimated population of 2,324. The local politics in Lamoni are focused on providing the best services and amenities to the community while preserving the small-town charm of the area. The town is governed by a Mayor and City Council that work together to ensure that the needs of the town are met. They have been successful at creating a safe environment for residents and businesses alike, as well as making sure their taxes are used responsibly. Additionally, they focus on keeping property maintained and encourage development and growth in Lamoni. They also have volunteer programs available throughout the year which helps keep their community engaged and working together. At this time there are no current local political candidates running for office in Lamoni.
The political climate in Zip 50140 (Lamoni, IA) is strongly conservative.
Decatur County, IA is very conservative. In Decatur County, IA 29.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Decatur county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.7% to 29.4%.
Decatur county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 50140 (Lamoni, IA) is strongly conservative.
Lamoni, Iowa is strongly conservative.
Decatur County, Iowa is very conservative.
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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.
Lamoni, 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 50140 (Lamoni)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 964 contributions totaling $30,895 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $32 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 25 contributions totaling $2,513 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $101 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)