51566 Red Oak, IA is a small town in Montgomery County with an estimated population of 2,839 according to the 2019 census. Despite its size, the town has a very active political atmosphere. Local residents take part in important conversations and decisions that shape the future of the town. The city council regularly holds meetings to discuss important issues and make binding decisions on things like infrastructure projects, zoning changes, and budget allocations. Local politicians also represent 51566 Red Oak, IA at state level events and meetings where they work alongside other representatives from across Iowa to advocate for their district’s best interests. Overall, politics play a significant role in 51566 Red Oak, IA’s development and success as citizens remain informed on current issues and actively participate in meaningful discussions that move the community forward.
The political climate in Zip 51566 (Red Oak, IA) is strongly conservative.
Montgomery County, IA is very conservative. In Montgomery County, IA 29.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Montgomery county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.7% to 29.7%.
Montgomery county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 51566 (Red Oak, IA) is strongly conservative.
Red Oak, Iowa is strongly conservative.
Montgomery 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.
Red Oak, 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 51566 (Red Oak)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 51 contributions totaling $4,103 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 74 contributions totaling $11,679 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $158 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)