Raymond, located in Linn County Iowa, is a small town that has a vibrant political landscape. Although the population of Raymond is relatively small, the town still plays an important role in local politics. Many residents take part in the political process by voting on matters of importance to their community. Those with an interest in local politics can easily become aware of what’s going on by attending city council meetings or following the local news and staying up-to-date on any proposed changes. Additionally, various organizations exist to help citizens stay informed about current issues facing Raymond and make sure their voices are heard when it comes time for elections. It's clear that despite its size, Raymond takes its role as a civic leader seriously and continues to remain engaged in politics at all levels.
The political climate in Zip 50667 (Raymond, IA) is leaning conservative.
Black Hawk County, IA is somewhat liberal. In Black Hawk County, IA 53.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Black Hawk county remained moderately Democratic, 53.5% to 44.5%.
Black Hawk county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 50667 (Raymond, IA) is leaning conservative.
Raymond, Iowa is leaning conservative.
Black Hawk County, Iowa is somewhat liberal.
Waterloo-Cedar Falls 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.
Raymond, 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 50667 (Raymond)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8 contributions totaling $400 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $475 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $158 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)