52346 Van Horne, IA is a small rural community located in the Iowa countryside. The politics of the area are largely determined by the local elections that are held every four years to determine the mayor and city council members. Residents of Van Horne take part in these important votes to shape the future of their town and make decisions about how it should be governed. Local political candidates put forth their own ideas and platforms for consideration, and the citizens make their choice in order to ensure good leadership for their town. These elections are taken seriously as they can have long-term implications on Van Horne’s future development and success. There is a strong sense of civic duty among residents to actively participate in these elections and choose individuals that will best lead them into a brighter tomorrow.
The political climate in Zip 52346 (Van Horne, IA) is strongly conservative.
Benton County, IA is strongly conservative. In Benton County, IA 35.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Benton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.8% to 35.2%.
Benton county voted Republican in three most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous three.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 52346 (Van Horne, IA) is strongly conservative.
Van Horne, Iowa is strongly conservative.
Benton County, Iowa is strongly conservative.
Cedar Rapids Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Van Horne, Iowa: d d 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 52346 (Van Horne)
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 42 contributions totaling $10,391 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $247 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)