The city of Stanley, IA, located in the heart of the Midwest, has a population of 50671 people and is known for its strong support of local government. As with many small towns in Iowa, the citizens of Stanley take pride in their elected officials and are very involved in the political process. The mayor of Stanley is Clifford Johnson, who has been serving since 2017 and is currently seeking re-election. He is a Democrat who focuses on creating jobs, improving infrastructure, and promoting sustainable development in the area. His opponent for reelection is Republican candidate Daryl Clark. Clark has focused his campaign on investing in education, reducing crime rates, and increasing economic growth throughout Stanley. Regardless of which candidate wins the election, Stanley residents can be sure that their voices will be heard and represented effectively within their community.
The political climate in Zip 50671 (Stanley, IA) is strongly conservative.
Buchanan County, IA is moderately conservative. In Buchanan County, IA 38.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Buchanan county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.6% to 38.7%.
Buchanan county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 50671 (Stanley, IA) is strongly conservative.
Stanley, Iowa is strongly conservative.
Buchanan County, Iowa is moderately 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.
Stanley, Iowa: D d D D 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 50671 (Stanley)
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 $1,250 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $625 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)