The small city of 51248 Sanborn, IA is home to a vibrant political atmosphere. Every four years the town holds elections for the mayor and other local representatives. Those who are elected represent the interests of the citizens in both public and private matters. In addition, there are several civic organizations that focus on creating solutions to local issues such as traffic congestion, crime rates, and economic development. The citizens of 51248 Sanborn take an active role in selecting their candidates and have a passionate interest in their community's future success. Community meetings are held throughout the year where residents can come together to discuss important topics and advocate for change. It is through this engagement that local politics remain relevant and active in this small town.
The political climate in Zip 51248 (Sanborn, IA) is very conservative.
O'Brien County, IA is very conservative. In O'Brien County, IA 20.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, O'Brien county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.6% to 20.8%.
O'Brien county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 51248 (Sanborn, IA) is very conservative.
Sanborn, Iowa is very conservative.
O'Brien 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.
Sanborn, 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 51248 (Sanborn)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 25 contributions totaling $8,370 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $335 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)