The small town of 52257 Luzerne, IA is home to approximately 3,000 people and is located in Benton County. As such, the local politics in this community tend to focus on issues that affect the everyday lives of its residents. These can range from small-scale decisions about zoning or development projects to more wide-reaching issues such as taxation or healthcare. The town elects its Mayor and City Council members through a popular vote process, and these elected officials strive to represent the interests of their constituents in all matters related to public policy. Local organizations such as the Chamber of Commerce work closely with city officials to ensure that the goals and visions for the town are respected and adhered to. Additionally, there are a number of local groups that meet regularly both online and in person to discuss political issues impacting 52257 Luzerne, IA. These conversations often inspire citizens to take action either through grassroots campaigns or by engaging with their elected officials directly.
The political climate in Zip 52257 (Luzerne, IA) is strongly conservative.
Benton County, IA is strongly conservative. In Benton County, IA 35.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Benton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.8% to 35.2%.
Benton county voted Republican in three most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous three.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 52257 (Luzerne, IA) is strongly conservative.
Luzerne, Iowa is strongly conservative.
Benton County, Iowa is strongly conservative.
Cedar Rapids Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Luzerne, Iowa: d d 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 52257 (Luzerne)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $200 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $200 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)