Alburnett, IA is a small town in the state of Iowa with a population of approximately 735 people. It is well known for its friendly and welcoming atmosphere, and its unique small-town charm. Politics in Alburnett are largely managed by the City Council which consists of five members elected on a staggered basis every two years. The City Council works to ensure that Alburnett is well maintained and operates efficiently. Additionally, they strive to provide services that benefit the entire community such as road maintenance, public safety, and other infrastructure projects. In recent years, candidates running for local office have promoted policies which focus on creating economic opportunity for residents while preserving the town鈥檚 historical character. Issues such as education reform, healthcare access, and environmental protection have been championed by local political candidates in an effort to make Alburnett a better place to live for all citizens.
The political climate in Alburnett, IA is somewhat conservative.
Linn County, IA is somewhat liberal. In Linn County, IA 55.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Linn county remained strongly Democratic, 55.6% to 41.9%.
Linn county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Alburnett, IA is somewhat conservative.
Linn County, Iowa is somewhat liberal.
Cedar Rapids Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Alburnett, Iowa: d d D D d D
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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Alburnett, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 40 contributions totaling $1,758 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $44 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $3,500 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $583 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)