New Hampton, IA 50659 is a small town with a population of around 3,300 people. Despite its small size, it has a rich political history and is home to many local politicians. The town is served by the Chickasaw County Board of Supervisors, who are responsible for governing the county in which New Hampton is located. Additionally, New Hampton has a mayor and City Council that oversee the day-to-day operations of the city. During elections, local citizens can vote for their preferred candidates who will hold office in the city and county government. Candidates in these elections come from both major political parties, giving residents an opportunity to voice their opinions on important issues. In addition to voting for elected officials, citizens also have the option to get involved with political organizations such as the New Hampton Republican Club or attend meetings held by local advocacy groups. All of these avenues give citizens of 50659 New Hampton, IA an outlet to stay informed about current affairs and get involved in politics if they choose to do so.
The political climate in Zip 50659 (New Hampton, IA) is strongly conservative.
Chickasaw County, IA is strongly conservative. In Chickasaw County, IA 33.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Chickasaw county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.0% to 33.7%.
Chickasaw county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 50659 (New Hampton, IA) is strongly conservative.
New Hampton, Iowa is strongly conservative.
Chickasaw County, Iowa is strongly 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.
New Hampton, 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 50659 (New Hampton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 109 contributions totaling $6,957 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $64 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 144 contributions totaling $13,712 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $95 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)