Manchester, IA (zip code 52057) is a small town in eastern Iowa that has a proud history of civic engagement and political involvement. It is home to many local organizations, such as the Manchester City Council, the Manchester Chamber of Commerce, and the Manchester Historical Society. Politically, it is seen as an important area for campaigns and elections due to its proximity to both Cedar Rapids and Dubuque. The city of Manchester has been represented by state Senator Amy Sinclair since 2013, while Republicans Jeff Kaufmann and Dennis Guth represent the local districts in the Iowa House of Representatives. Local elections for City Council positions occur every two years, alongside county-wide races for sheriff, assessor, treasurer, auditor and county attorney. Manchester also holds regular meetings with their state representatives to discuss issues that impact the community.
The political climate in Zip 52057 (Manchester, IA) is strongly conservative.
Delaware County, IA is very conservative. In Delaware County, IA 31.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Delaware county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.6% to 31.6%.
Delaware county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 52057 (Manchester, IA) is strongly conservative.
Manchester, Iowa is strongly conservative.
Delaware 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.
Manchester, 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 52057 (Manchester)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 358 contributions totaling $9,602 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $27 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 83 contributions totaling $13,771 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $166 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)