The town of Pierson in the 51048 zip code is located in the state of Iowa. It is a rural area with an estimated population of 1,250 people. The town has a Mayor/Council form of governance, with the current mayor being John Wilcox, who was elected in 2016. The five-member board includes two at-large members, one representing each ward and one member from the local school board. The political atmosphere in Pierson consists mostly of small-town issues that are discussed and voted on at regular town meetings throughout the year. These topics range from infrastructure to taxation to public safety initiatives. Other local elections may include school board candidates who focus on improving educational standards and facilities or individual candidates running for mayor or councilmembers that advocate for various causes such as improved economic opportunities or better use of resources to benefit all residents. Regardless of which candidate garners local support, Piersonians come together at election time to make sure their voice is heard and their opinion represented when it comes to their community's future.
The political climate in Zip 51048 (Pierson, IA) is moderately conservative.
Woodbury County, IA is somewhat conservative. In Woodbury County, IA 41.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Woodbury county remained very strongly Republican, 56.7% to 41.2%.
Woodbury county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 51048 (Pierson, IA) is moderately conservative.
Pierson, Iowa is moderately conservative.
Woodbury County, Iowa is somewhat conservative.
Sioux City Metro Area is strongly 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.
Pierson, Iowa: r r r 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 51048 (Pierson)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7 contributions totaling $110 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $16 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 34 contributions totaling $2,450 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $72 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)