Villisca, IA is a small town located in Montgomery County with a population of approximately 1,252. It is home to several local businesses and serves as a hub for the surrounding rural community. Despite its small size, Villisca plays an important role in local politics. The town is represented at the state level by the Iowa House of Representatives members from District 4, and at the federal level by Congressman Steve King of the 4th Congressional district. On the municipal level, Villisca residents are served by a five-member city council and mayor who work together to ensure that all voices are heard in local government decisions. Additionally, various political action committees within the city work on specific issues such as environmental protection or public safety. With these representatives working together to ensure that all citizens have their needs met, it's easy to see why residents of Villisca take pride in their political involvement and representation.
The political climate in Zip 50864 (Villisca, IA) is very conservative.
Montgomery County, IA is very conservative. In Montgomery County, IA 29.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Montgomery county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.7% to 29.7%.
Montgomery county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 50864 (Villisca, IA) is very conservative.
Villisca, Iowa is very conservative.
Montgomery 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.
Villisca, 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 50864 (Villisca)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 47 contributions totaling $9,459 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $201 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 11 contributions totaling $2,035 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $185 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)