Swaledale, Iowa is a small city located in the state of Iowa with a population of approximately 5,000 people. The city is governed by a mayor and four council members who are elected to four-year terms. The local political candidates for mayor and council positions are determined through nonpartisan elections and then voted on by the citizens of Swaledale. The current mayor is John Jones while the four council members are Mary Smith, Evan Brown, Joe Martin, and Beth Wilson. All of these individuals have worked hard to ensure that Swaledale remains a safe and friendly community for its residents. Local politics in Swaledale focus largely on issues such as infrastructure improvement, public safety initiatives, job creation initiatives, environmental protection policies, and educational opportunities for all citizens. Issues such as these are important to many people living in Swaledale and they serve as focal points within the city's political landscape.
The political climate in Zip 50477 (Swaledale, IA) is somewhat conservative.
Cerro Gordo County, IA is leaning conservative. In Cerro Gordo County, IA 46.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cerro Gordo county remained moderately Republican, 52.3% to 46.0%.
Cerro Gordo county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 50477 (Swaledale, IA) is somewhat conservative.
Swaledale, Iowa is somewhat conservative.
Cerro Gordo County, Iowa is leaning conservative.
Mason City Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
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.
Swaledale, 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 50477 (Swaledale)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 17 contributions totaling $447 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $26 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $6,870 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $859 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)