Mediapolis, IA is a small town located in central Iowa. It is known for its quaint downtown area, where locals can often be seen strolling down the main street and shopping in local stores. The politics of Mediapolis are reflective of its small town atmosphere. Its citizens work to keep Mediapolis safe and progressive by electing officials who align with their values and goals. Local candidates are actively campaigning in the community to represent the people of Mediapolis and bring their ideas to fruition. They strive to create a better quality of life for all citizens by investing in infrastructure, education, and safety initiatives. Every vote counts in Mediapolis politics, so it is important that citizens stay informed about the issues facing their town and choose candidates based on merit rather than party affiliation or name recognition.
The political climate in Zip 52637 (Mediapolis, IA) is somewhat conservative.
Des Moines County, IA is somewhat conservative. In Des Moines County, IA 44.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Des Moines county remained moderately Republican, 53.1% to 44.6%.
Des Moines county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 52637 (Mediapolis, IA) is somewhat conservative.
Mediapolis, Iowa is somewhat conservative.
Des Moines County, Iowa is somewhat conservative.
Burlington Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
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.
Mediapolis, Iowa: D D 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 52637 (Mediapolis)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $75 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 30 contributions totaling $2,046 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)