West Burlington, IA is a small city in Southeast Iowa nestled on the banks of the Mississippi River. As of 2019, it has a population estimated to be just over 3,000 residents. The city is governed by an elected mayor and five-member City Council who all make laws and decisions that affect the citizens of West Burlington. The mayor and council members are all locally elected officials who serve their entire term in office. The local political environment is described as being fiercely independent and focused on providing for the needs of the citizens. Although there are no specific candidates running for office in 52655 West Burlington, IA, voters can still have their voices heard through civic engagement with the political process. Voters can keep up with local politics by attending City Council meetings or exploring candidate websites to stay informed about important issues that will impact their community’s future. By getting involved with local politics, citizens can ensure that their ideas and opinions are represented at all levels of government in West Burlington.
The political climate in Zip 52655 (West Burlington, IA) is somewhat conservative.
Des Moines County, IA is somewhat conservative. In Des Moines County, IA 44.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Des Moines county remained moderately Republican, 53.1% to 44.6%.
Des Moines county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 52655 (West Burlington, IA) is somewhat conservative.
West Burlington, Iowa is somewhat conservative.
Des Moines County, Iowa is somewhat conservative.
Burlington Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
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.
West Burlington, Iowa: D D 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 52655 (West Burlington)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 105 contributions totaling $19,793 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $189 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 50 contributions totaling $10,085 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $202 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)