Waterloo, Iowa (50601) is located in Black Hawk County and is home to a diverse population of 66,000 people. Politically the city is represented at the local level by Black Hawk County Supervisors, the Waterloo City Council, and the Mayor. At the state level, Iowa has two senators and four representatives who serve in the General Assembly. These include Senators Jeff Danielson (Democrat) and Tim Kapucian (Republican), as well as Representatives Bruce Bearinger (Democrat), Walt Rogers (Republican), Heather Matson (Democrat), and Dave Williams (Republican). All of these politicians have a vested interest in making sure that Waterloo remains a strong community with plenty of opportunities for its residents. They strive to make sure that all citizens are provided with ample access to quality education, health care services, economic growth, and other resources necessary for success.
The political climate in Zip 50701 (Waterloo, IA) is leaning liberal.
Black Hawk County, IA is somewhat liberal. In Black Hawk County, IA 53.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Black Hawk county remained moderately Democratic, 53.5% to 44.5%.
Black Hawk county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 50701 (Waterloo, IA) is leaning liberal.
Waterloo, Iowa is leaning liberal.
Black Hawk County, Iowa is somewhat liberal.
Waterloo-Cedar Falls 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.
Waterloo, 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 50701 (Waterloo)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,273 contributions totaling $76,153 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 468 contributions totaling $109,772 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $235 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)