The small town of Wesley, IA (zip code 50483) is located in the northern part of the state. It is a rural community with a population of approximately 1,000 people. Although there is no local government or political representation in Wesley, IA, residents are still active in their involvement with state and national politics. The close proximity to larger cities such as Mason City and Garner make it easy for locals to stay informed about upcoming elections. Many Wesley residents are passionate about their political views and will take the time to research candidates before heading out to vote on Election Day. With a strong sense of independence, Wesley citizens have played an important role in helping shape the current landscape of Iowa politics.
The political climate in Zip 50483 (Wesley, IA) is very conservative.
Kossuth County, IA is very conservative. In Kossuth County, IA 29.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kossuth county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.0% to 29.7%.
Kossuth county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 50483 (Wesley, IA) is very conservative.
Wesley, Iowa is very conservative.
Kossuth 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.
Wesley, 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 50483 (Wesley)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $3,400 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $486 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)