The small city of Melrose, IA (population 52569) is located in Allamakee County. The city is represented by a Mayor-Council form of municipal government. The current mayor is Amber Tauscher who was elected in 2019 while the City Council consists of six members including the mayor. Local elections are held annually for both mayor and city council positions. During these elections, candidates run on platforms focused on improving public safety and infrastructure, economic development and job creation, and environmental protection initiatives to ensure the community continues to thrive. Community involvement is also important in Melrose with many local organizations active in promoting positive change throughout the city. Residents are encouraged to get involved with their local government to have their voices heard when it comes to shaping their community’s future.
The political climate in Zip 52569 (Melrose, IA) is very conservative.
Monroe County, IA is very conservative. In Monroe County, IA 26.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Monroe county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.8% to 26.4%.
Monroe county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 52569 (Melrose, IA) is very conservative.
Melrose, Iowa is very conservative.
Monroe 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.
Melrose, Iowa: r r r 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 52569 (Melrose)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 24 contributions totaling $846 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $12,000 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $4,000 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)