Somers, IA is a small town in the state of Iowa with a population of around 1,124 people. The local political scene in Somers is very active and vibrant. Despite its small population, many residents take an active interest in the politics of their town. Local elections are held for positions such as mayor and city council members. Candidates typically campaign on issues relating to taxes, infrastructure improvements, public safety, and other matters that directly affect the lives of Somers’ citizens. There may also be debates over environmentalism or other social issues that are important to the community. Residents take part in these discussions with enthusiasm and passion, showing that they care deeply about the direction their town takes.
The political climate in Zip 50586 (Somers, IA) is very conservative.
Calhoun County, IA is very conservative. In Calhoun County, IA 28.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Calhoun county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.2% to 28.0%.
Calhoun county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 50586 (Somers, IA) is very conservative.
Somers, Iowa is very conservative.
Calhoun 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.
Somers, 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 50586 (Somers)
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 2 contributions totaling $550 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $275 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)