Schleswig, IA is a small town located in the state of Iowa and is home to a population of approximately 442 people. Despite its small size, there are still some important local political candidates running for office in Schleswig. Currently, there are two candidates vying for the seat in the City Council. The first candidate is Mrs. Jean Johnson, who is a lifelong resident of the town and has served on the local school board for many years. She brings with her valuable experience from her past work and is committed to making sure that Schleswig remains a safe and prosperous place for all its citizens. Her opponent, Mr. Jack Smith, is an experienced businessman who believes that his financial know-how will help the town make wise investments and create jobs within Schleswig's economy. Both candidates are passionate about serving their community and have promised to work hard to ensure Schleswig's success while maintaining its unique character as a close-knit rural community.
The political climate in Zip 51461 (Schleswig, IA) is very conservative.
Crawford County, IA is very conservative. In Crawford County, IA 31.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Crawford county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.9% to 31.0%.
Crawford county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 51461 (Schleswig, IA) is very conservative.
Schleswig, Iowa is very conservative.
Crawford 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.
Schleswig, 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 51461 (Schleswig)
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 13 contributions totaling $3,270 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $252 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)