52079 Zwingle, IA is a small town in the northeast corner of Iowa. It is known for its strong sense of community and its commitment to civic action. Over the years, the residents of 52079 Zwingle have made sure that their local political candidates are well informed on the needs and issues of the town. Currently, the mayor is Chad Washburn who has been serving since 2015. He has been committed to improving the quality of life for all citizens through his leadership and dedication to public service. Mayor Washburn works closely with other city officials who are highly involved in local politics, including City Council members Kayla Beckman and Avery Trawick, as well as State Representative Heather Meeks. Together, they strive to create policies that positively impact 52079 Zwingle’s future while upholding core values such as economic growth, social justice, and environmental sustainability.
The political climate in Zip 52079 (Zwingle, IA) is somewhat conservative.
Dubuque County, IA is leaning conservative. In Dubuque County, IA 47.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dubuque county remained Republican, 50.5% to 47.6%.
Dubuque county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 52079 (Zwingle, IA) is somewhat conservative.
Zwingle, Iowa is somewhat conservative.
Dubuque County, Iowa is leaning conservative.
Dubuque Metro Area is leaning 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.
Zwingle, 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 52079 (Zwingle)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 38 contributions totaling $1,510 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 16 contributions totaling $3,265 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $204 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)