52324 Palo, IA is located in Linn County and is home to a diverse population of approximately 4,000 people. The local politics in 52324 Palo, IA are very active with a number of candidates running for office each election year. Residents have the opportunity to choose from among many different candidates, including those running for City Council, Mayor or school board positions. Recently, two new candidates emerged in the mayoral race during the 2021 General Election: incumbent Mayor Roberta Weisman and challenger Jerry Smith. Both candidates have expressed their dedication to serving the community and enhancing its quality of life through improved infrastructure and services. As part of their platform, both contenders are committed to creating jobs in the area by advocating for better access to resources and making sure that everyone has a voice at city hall. No matter who wins the election in 2021, it will be clear that residents of 52324 Palo, IA take their local politics seriously.
The political climate in Zip 52324 (Palo, IA) is leaning liberal.
Linn County, IA is somewhat liberal. In Linn County, IA 55.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Linn county remained strongly Democratic, 55.6% to 41.9%.
Linn county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 52324 (Palo, IA) is leaning liberal.
Palo, Iowa is leaning liberal.
Linn County, Iowa is somewhat liberal.
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.
Palo, 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 52324 (Palo)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 29 contributions totaling $3,132 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $108 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $1,120 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $124 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)