52317 North Liberty, IA is a vibrant and fast-growing community located in eastern Iowa. Politically, the city is part of Johnson County which has a long history of being represented by progressive Democrats at the local, state, and federal level. In local politics, North Liberty elects three council members to represent the city on the Johnson County Board of Supervisors. These elected officials are responsible for making decisions that affect the citizens of North Liberty. They take a proactive approach to policies related to public health and safety, transportation infrastructure, economic development, and environmental protection. The Board also works with other county officials to ensure that all citizens have access to services such as parks, libraries, and schools. Additionally, North Liberty participates in regional planning initiatives with neighboring cities and counties to promote growth and quality of life for all residents in Eastern Iowa.
The political climate in Zip 52317 (North Liberty, IA) is moderately liberal.
Johnson County, IA is very liberal. In Johnson County, IA 70.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 27.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Johnson county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 70.6% to 27.3%.
Johnson county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 52317 (North Liberty, IA) is moderately liberal.
North Liberty, Iowa is moderately liberal.
Johnson County, Iowa is very liberal.
Iowa City Metro Area is very liberal.
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.
North Liberty, Iowa: D D D D D D
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 52317 (North Liberty)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 831 contributions totaling $67,785 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $82 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 212 contributions totaling $29,712 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $140 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)