The politics in 50459 Northwood, IA are largely driven by the local community. Residents of Northwood take pride in having a say in the decisions that affect their daily lives and are dedicated to being informed and involved in politics. From town planning initiatives to local government elections, Northwood citizens take an active role in shaping their future. The town holds regular town meetings which allow members of the public to have their voices heard on important issues. Local candidates for office are selected from the community based on their commitment to representing the interests of all Northwood residents. With its strong sense of community involvement, Northwood is a great place for residents to get involved in politics and make a difference in their hometown.
The political climate in Zip 50459 (Northwood, IA) is strongly conservative.
Worth County, IA is strongly conservative. In Worth County, IA 36.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Worth county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.0% to 36.1%.
Worth county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 50459 (Northwood, IA) is strongly conservative.
Northwood, Iowa is strongly conservative.
Worth County, Iowa is strongly conservative.
Mason City Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Northwood, 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 50459 (Northwood)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 124 contributions totaling $3,455 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $28 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 28 contributions totaling $3,436 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $123 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)