In Webster City, IA (zip code 50595) the local political scene is quite active. With a population of around 8,400 people, Webster City is a bustling community that is home to both Republicans and Democrats. The town council consists of seven members who work together to manage the city’s business affairs. In addition, there are several candidates running for office in the upcoming election season. These candidates represent both major parties and they are eager to share their vision with the people of Webster City. In order to have an informed electorate, citizens should make sure to attend candidate forums and forums hosted by local organizations to better understand each candidate's views on important issues such as taxes, infrastructure, education, and public safety. With so many options available to them, voters in Webster City have an opportunity to make their voices heard on important matters that shape their community.
The political climate in Zip 50595 (Webster City, IA) is moderately conservative.
Hamilton County, IA is strongly conservative. In Hamilton County, IA 35.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hamilton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.4% to 35.8%.
Hamilton county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 50595 (Webster City, IA) is moderately conservative.
Webster City, Iowa is moderately conservative.
Hamilton County, Iowa is strongly 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.
Webster City, Iowa: r r d 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 50595 (Webster City)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 183 contributions totaling $17,647 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $96 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 104 contributions totaling $55,008 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $529 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)