Moorland, IA is a small town located in Iowa with a population of 50566. The local politics in Moorland are mainly driven by the town’s mayor and the members of their city council. Mayor Mike Smith has been in office for over a decade and has become well-known for his efforts in improving the city infrastructure and his dedication to local businesses. The city council consists of seven members, all elected from various divisions of the community. These elected officials are responsible for creating laws that govern the town and making sure that all residents of Moorland have access to quality services such as public transportation, police protection, and educational opportunities. The town also holds regular elections where citizens can vote for new leaders to represent them on the city council and determine who will be mayor next term. Through these elections, residents are able to make their voices heard and ensure that their needs are addressed within the community.
The political climate in Zip 50566 (Moorland, IA) is strongly conservative.
Webster County, IA is strongly conservative. In Webster County, IA 37.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Webster county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.4% to 37.1%.
Webster county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 50566 (Moorland, IA) is strongly conservative.
Moorland, Iowa is strongly conservative.
Webster County, Iowa is strongly conservative.
Fort Dodge Metro Area is strongly 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.
Moorland, 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 50566 (Moorland)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $445 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $111 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $526 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $105 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)