The city of Leland, IA ( zip code 50453) is a small rural town located in northeast Iowa. With a population of just under 1,400 people, Leland is an area with a strong sense of community and involvement in local politics. Residents are passionate about their community and take part in the political process to ensure that their voices are heard. In recent years there have been several local initiatives such as increasing access to public transportation and improving infrastructure such as sidewalks and bike paths. Candidates running for office in Leland generally run on platforms focused on improving quality of life for all residents. Issues important to the citizens of Leland include protecting the natural environment and growing the economy through support for local businesses. Voting turnout in local elections is typically high, showing the dedication and investment that citizens have when it comes to deciding who will best represent them at both state and local levels of government.
The political climate in Zip 50453 (Leland, IA) is strongly conservative.
Winnebago County, IA is strongly conservative. In Winnebago County, IA 35.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Winnebago county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.1% to 35.8%.
Winnebago county voted Republican in 2020, 2016, 2012 and 2004, and Democratic in 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 50453 (Leland, IA) is strongly conservative.
Leland, Iowa is strongly conservative.
Winnebago County, Iowa is strongly 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.
Leland, Iowa: d 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 50453 (Leland)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $100 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $250 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)