51554 Mineola, IA is a small rural community located in the south-eastern corner of Iowa. The town is governed by a mayor and city council, who work together to make decisions regarding the development and safety of the town’s residents. The mayor and council strive to keep taxes low while providing quality services to the citizens of Mineola. In recent years, Mineola has seen an increase in its population due to its strong economic base and its close proximity to larger cities such as Des Moines. As such, local elections have become increasingly important for the residents of Mineola. Several candidates have put their names forward for office positions in recent years, offering different visions for their community's future growth and development. Each candidate brings with them unique perspectives on how best to serve Mineola's citizens, making it an exciting time for political engagement in the small town.
The political climate in Zip 51554 (Mineola, IA) is very conservative.
Mills County, IA is very conservative. In Mills County, IA 30.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mills county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.5% to 30.3%.
Mills county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 51554 (Mineola, IA) is very conservative.
Mineola, Iowa is very conservative.
Mills County, Iowa is very conservative.
Omaha-Council Bluffs Metro Area is leaning 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.
Mineola, 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 51554 (Mineola)
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 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)