Pomeroy, Iowa is a small town located in Palo Alto county with a population of 50575. The city has a local government and the main political issues that are discussed are budgeting for schools, parks, and other public services. Local elections take place every four years to determine who will be mayor and the members of the City Council. Candidates typically focus on their plans for improving the quality of life for residents, such as bringing more jobs to the area or creating better recreational opportunities. These elections can often be quite contentious as candidates compete for votes from the community. Ultimately, it is up to the citizens of Pomeroy to decide who should lead their town forward into a better future.
The political climate in Zip 50575 (Pomeroy, IA) is very conservative.
Calhoun County, IA is very conservative. In Calhoun County, IA 28.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Calhoun county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.2% to 28.0%.
Calhoun county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 50575 (Pomeroy, IA) is very conservative.
Pomeroy, Iowa is very conservative.
Calhoun County, Iowa is very conservative.
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Iowa is leaning conservative.
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VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Pomeroy, Iowa: R R r 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 50575 (Pomeroy)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 77 contributions totaling $1,162 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $15 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 43 contributions totaling $3,836 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $89 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)