The politics of Farmington, IA (52626) are largely influenced by the rural environment surrounding the small town. The community is largely dominated by conservative ideologies, with a focus on maintaining the traditional values that have been passed down through generations of local families. Locally elected officials typically represent issues important to the larger community, such as agricultural production and farming regulations. They also address concerns specific to Farmington residents, such as road improvements, education funding, and economic development. While Farmington residents may differ in their individual views about certain topics, they tend to work together to find common ground on most major issues. In addition to local government offices, there are numerous civic and volunteer organizations that support the activities of both rural and urban communities throughout the area. These groups provide a platform for residents to come together and actively participate in their local government. Residents of Farmington also take pride in their strong sense of civic responsibility; many are quick to lend a helping hand when needed and serve as role models for others in their community.
The political climate in Zip 52626 (Farmington, IA) is very conservative.
Van Buren County, IA is very conservative. In Van Buren County, IA 23.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Van Buren county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.4% to 23.1%.
Van Buren county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 52626 (Farmington, IA) is very conservative.
Farmington, Iowa is very conservative.
Van Buren 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.
Farmington, 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 52626 (Farmington)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 46 contributions totaling $1,864 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $41 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $755 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $126 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)