The small rural town of 50217 Paton, IA is home to a close-knit community of people who take pride in their local government and politics. Over the years, the citizens of Paton have elected a handful of candidates to serve on their local city council. These candidates come from all over the region and represent various backgrounds and points of view. One thing that unites them is their commitment to serving the people of Paton and ensuring that their interests are represented in local politics. From resolving zoning disputes to advocating for better schools and public services, these city council members work hard every day to make sure that the residents of Paton get what they need out of their local government.
The political climate in Zip 50217 (Paton, IA) is strongly conservative.
Greene County, IA is strongly conservative. In Greene County, IA 35.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Greene county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.7% to 35.0%.
Greene county voted Republican in 2020, 2016, 2012 and 2004, and Democratic in 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 50217 (Paton, IA) is strongly conservative.
Paton, Iowa is strongly conservative.
Greene 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.
Paton, Iowa: d r d r 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 50217 (Paton)
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)