The small town of Onslow, IA, located in Buchanan County and ZIP code 52321, is a tight-knit community where the people take an active interest in politics. Residents of Onslow make sure their voices are heard at the local level, engaging in conversations to ensure that their elected representatives are representing their best interests. Local elections often draw a high voter turnout, with citizens eager to cast their votes for candidates who share their values and understand the issues facing the community. From city council meetings to county debates, Onslow residents are passionate about staying informed and making sure their needs are met by those in positions of power.
The political climate in Zip 52321 (Onslow, IA) is strongly conservative.
Jones County, IA is moderately conservative. In Jones County, IA 38.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jones county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.8% to 38.3%.
Jones county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 52321 (Onslow, IA) is strongly conservative.
Onslow, Iowa is strongly conservative.
Jones County, Iowa is moderately conservative.
Cedar Rapids Metro Area is leaning 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.
Onslow, 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 52321 (Onslow)
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)