52172 Waukon, IA is a small rural town located in Allamakee County in the northeastern part of Iowa. It has a population of approximately 3,000 people and is known for its strong sense of community and small-town charm. The local government consists of a city council made up of five members who are elected by the residents. The council meets on the first Tuesday night of each month at City Hall. Within the town, there are several different organizations such as Lions Club, Rotary Club, and Kiwanis that help to bring people together and improve the quality of life for all citizens. There are also many civic organizations such as voting rights groups that work to advocate for fairer representation in politics and public policy decisions. The political parties in 52172 Waukon, IA tend to be conservative with most residents typically voting Republican in elections. However, there is also a strong presence of independent-minded voters who strive to make their voices heard during election cycles.
The political climate in Zip 52172 (Waukon, IA) is strongly conservative.
Allamakee County, IA is strongly conservative. In Allamakee County, IA 34.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Allamakee county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.8% to 34.7%.
Allamakee county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 52172 (Waukon, IA) is strongly conservative.
Waukon, Iowa is strongly conservative.
Allamakee County, Iowa is strongly conservative.
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Iowa is leaning conservative.
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VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Waukon, Iowa: r r 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 52172 (Waukon)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 47 contributions totaling $2,818 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 46 contributions totaling $5,447 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $118 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)