51241 Larchwood, IA is a small rural community located in the northeast corner of Iowa. Politics in Larchwood are typically conservative, with the majority of the population voting for more traditional candidates. The local government focuses on maintaining a strong sense of community and looking out for the interests of its residents. Voter turnout is usually high during election cycles, especially in primaries where residents can have a direct say in who will represent them at higher levels of government. Local candidates often seek to prioritize fiscally responsible policies and initiatives that promote economic growth within their district. Additionally, local representatives also strive to ensure that their constituents’ voices are heard on issues that affect the entire state.
The political climate in Zip 51241 (Larchwood, IA) is very conservative.
Lyon County, IA is very conservative. In Lyon County, IA 15.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lyon county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.2% to 15.5%.
Lyon county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 51241 (Larchwood, IA) is very conservative.
Larchwood, Iowa is very conservative.
Lyon 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.
Larchwood, 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 51241 (Larchwood)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 16 contributions totaling $6,523 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $408 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 38 contributions totaling $3,886 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $102 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)