The small town of 52654 Wayland, IA is home to less than 2,000 people and is a rural community with little political representation. Despite its size, the town is deeply affected by the decisions of local officials and depends on the service of those elected to protect its citizens. The citizens of Wayland are proud of their community and do all they can to be involved in the local political process. Every year, the town holds elections for positions such as mayor, council members, school board members, and other officers. Though some candidates may come from outside sources or other communities, most of them are chosen from within Wayland's own population who have dedicated their time and effort to serving their fellow citizens. Residents take great pride in electing individuals who will serve them well and strive for what's best for their town.
The political climate in Zip 52654 (Wayland, IA) is strongly conservative.
Henry County, IA is very conservative. In Henry County, IA 32.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Henry county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.2% to 32.8%.
Henry county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 52654 (Wayland, IA) is strongly conservative.
Wayland, Iowa is strongly conservative.
Henry 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.
Wayland, 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 52654 (Wayland)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 11 contributions totaling $271 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $25 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $1,375 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $275 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)