The small town of Walnut, IA (population 51577) is home to people from many different backgrounds. It is a close-knit community where everyone knows each other and their families. The politics in Walnut, IA are not overly complicated. At the local level, there is a City Council that meets regularly to discuss matters of local importance. The Mayor is the highest political figure in town and is elected by popular vote every four years. Additionally, the City Council is represented by seven members who are also elected by popular vote every four years. Although there are no specific political candidates running for office in Walnut, IA at this time, residents often take part in discussions about current events and how they can help shape the future of the community through their involvement in local government.
The political climate in Zip 51577 (Walnut, IA) is moderately conservative.
Pottawattamie County, IA is moderately conservative. In Pottawattamie County, IA 40.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pottawattamie county remained very strongly Republican, 57.4% to 40.6%.
Pottawattamie county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 51577 (Walnut, IA) is moderately conservative.
Walnut, Iowa is moderately conservative.
Pottawattamie County, Iowa is moderately conservative.
Omaha-Council Bluffs Metro Area is leaning 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.
Walnut, 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 51577 (Walnut)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9 contributions totaling $563 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $1,000 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)