The small town of Iowa Falls, IA (zip code 50126) is home to a close-knit community with deep ties to their local government and political leaders. While there is no detailed information about the population of Iowa Falls, the majority of the residents are active in local politics and work hard to ensure their voices are heard. Iowa Falls has a mayor-council form of government, with six council members and a mayor elected at large by the citizens of Iowa Falls. Every two years, there is an election for both the office of mayor and city council members. The candidates for these positions strive to offer residents solutions to their most pressing issues, such as public safety, economic development, and education. Local politicians also take part in regional organizations like the Greater Hardin County Chamber of Commerce and various other civic groups to stay informed on issues that impact all areas in and around Iowa Falls.
The political climate in Zip 50126 (Iowa Falls, IA) is strongly conservative.
Hardin County, IA is very conservative. In Hardin County, IA 33.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hardin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.1% to 33.1%.
Hardin county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 50126 (Iowa Falls, IA) is strongly conservative.
Iowa Falls, Iowa is strongly conservative.
Hardin 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.
Iowa Falls, 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 50126 (Iowa Falls)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 111 contributions totaling $63,961 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $576 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 69 contributions totaling $55,004 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $797 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)