The city of Latimer, Iowa is located in the heart of Franklin County and is home to just over 400 residents. The town has a long history of civic involvement and strong community spirit that have resulted in a political atmosphere that strives for progress and unity. Every two years, Latimer elects three members to serve on its City Council. These local representatives focus on supporting the town’s small businesses, creating a safe environment for residents, improving infrastructure, and managing local taxes responsibly. Moreover, the City Council promotes cultural diversity by encouraging open dialogue between citizens from all walks of life and actively promoting public participation in government decisions through town hall meetings. Ultimately, the politics of 50452 Latimer remain focused on allowing residents to maintain their small-town values while continuing to develop into an even better place to live.
The political climate in Zip 50452 (Latimer, IA) is very conservative.
Franklin County, IA is very conservative. In Franklin County, IA 31.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Franklin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.7% to 31.7%.
Franklin county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 50452 (Latimer, IA) is very conservative.
Latimer, Iowa is very conservative.
Franklin 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.
Latimer, 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 50452 (Latimer)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10 contributions totaling $376 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $38 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 23 contributions totaling $1,735 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)