In the small community of 50859 Prescott, IA, people are mostly concerned with local issues and policies. The town is governed by a City Council which consists of five members that are voted in every four years in an election. Each year, the council creates resolutions and ordinances to improve the quality of life for all citizens. It holds public meetings to discuss issues such as taxation, public infrastructure projects and other topics related to municipal operations. Local political candidates running for a seat on the City Council must provide their qualifications and platforms prior to seeking the votes of their constituents. Being involved in local politics is important for residents because it allows them to have a say in how their community is run and what decisions are made that affect them.
The political climate in Zip 50859 (Prescott, IA) is very conservative.
Adams County, IA is very conservative. In Adams County, IA 27.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Adams county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.8% to 27.3%.
Adams county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 50859 (Prescott, IA) is very conservative.
Prescott, Iowa is very conservative.
Adams County, Iowa is very 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.
Prescott, Iowa: R 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 50859 (Prescott)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $70 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $270 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)