Ventura, IA is a small town in the state of Iowa. It has a population of approximately 500 people and is served by the Ventura City Council. The council is responsible for managing the city's resources and local issues, such as budgeting for infrastructure projects, maintaining public safety, and encouraging economic development. As a part of the Ventura City Council, there are various local political candidates running for office in Ventura. They include Mayor Steve Bloomfield, Councilman Robert Petersen, and Councilwoman Mary Minton. Each candidate has their own priorities when it comes to serving the residents of Ventura. Mayor Bloomfield is focused on preserving and cultivating community-based projects while Councilman Petersen emphasizes fiscal responsibility and sound investments in infrastructure improvements. Councilwoman Minton wants to elevate visibility of smaller businesses in town while simultaneously promoting the city's agricultural heritage. These candidates strive to make sure that everyone in Ventura is represented fairly and equally when it comes to local political decisions in order to promote a vibrant economy and quality of life for all citizens.
The political climate in Zip 50482 (Ventura, 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 50482 (Ventura, IA) is somewhat conservative.
Ventura, 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.
Ventura, 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 50482 (Ventura)
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 6 contributions totaling $750 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $125 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)