Runnells, IA, with a zip code of 50237 is located in the southern part of the state. The city is part of the larger Polk County, and is a small but vibrant community. When it comes to politics in Runnells, IA, residents are primarily supporters of Republican candidates at both local and national levels. At the local level, Runnells has a mayor and council members who work together to lead the community in a positive direction. The council meets regularly to discuss issues that impact their constituents such as safety, infrastructure, public services and economic development. Public meetings are open to all members of the community who wish to attend and give input on matters that concern them. Residents also have access to voting stations when there are elections taking place locally or nationally. In this way, they can make their voices heard in selecting representatives who will make decisions on their behalf.
The political climate in Zip 50237 (Runnells, IA) is leaning conservative.
Polk County, IA is somewhat liberal. In Polk County, IA 56.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Polk county remained very strongly Democratic, 56.5% to 41.3%.
Polk county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 50237 (Runnells, IA) is leaning conservative.
Runnells, Iowa is leaning conservative.
Polk County, Iowa is somewhat liberal.
Des Moines-West Des Moines Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Runnells, 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 50237 (Runnells)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 78 contributions totaling $3,987 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 20 contributions totaling $2,150 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $108 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)