The small town of 52255 Lowden, IA has a rich political history. With a population of just over 1,000 people, the town is served by local government officials who serve the community in various ways. Local elections are held every two years for positions such as Mayor and City Council members. Through these local elections, residents of 52255 Lowden have the opportunity to help shape their community’s future. In addition to local elections, residents also take part in state and national elections to ensure their voices are heard in government matters that affect their lives. The citizens of 52255 Lowden understand the importance of taking part in politics and believe in making their voices heard in order to maintain the integrity of their beloved hometown.
The political climate in Zip 52255 (Lowden, IA) is moderately conservative.
Cedar County, IA is moderately conservative. In Cedar County, IA 40.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cedar county remained very strongly Republican, 57.6% to 40.5%.
Cedar county voted Republican in 2020, 2016 and 2004, and Democratic in 2012, 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 52255 (Lowden, IA) is moderately conservative.
Lowden, Iowa is moderately conservative.
Cedar County, Iowa is moderately 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.
Lowden, Iowa: d r d d 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 52255 (Lowden)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $200 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $543 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)