52352 Walker, IA is a small town with a population of around 5,000 people. It has seen many changes over the years, but one thing that has remained consistent is the local politics. This town is served by an elected mayor and four-member city council who work together to ensure the best for their constituents. Local elections are held every two years and all citizens are encouraged to take part in the process. The candidates running for office come from a variety of backgrounds and have different perspectives on how best to serve the community. They listen carefully to what their constituents want and strive to make the town a better place for everyone. Every election cycle brings new ideas and solutions that will help shape the future of this small town and its residents.
The political climate in Zip 52352 (Walker, IA) is leaning conservative.
Linn County, IA is somewhat liberal. In Linn County, IA 55.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Linn county remained strongly Democratic, 55.6% to 41.9%.
Linn county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 52352 (Walker, IA) is leaning conservative.
Walker, Iowa is leaning conservative.
Linn County, Iowa is somewhat liberal.
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.
Walker, Iowa: d d D D d D
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 52352 (Walker)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $60 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $30 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 21 contributions totaling $6,430 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $306 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)