Aurora, IA is a small town located in the Midwest region of the United States. The community is known for its welcoming atmosphere and strong sense of pride. In terms of politics, Aurora is a reliably Democratic voting area that has voted overwhelmingly for Democratic representatives in recent elections. Local politicians are working to provide support to the town and create a better quality of life for its residents. Recently, local politicians have been advocating for increased access to healthcare, education and infrastructure improvements as well as more job opportunities in the area. They have also been vocal about protecting the environment and encouraging renewable energy sources to help combat climate change. Despite being a small town, Aurora takes politics seriously and puts a priority on making sure citizens have access to basic necessities such as clean water, good schools and safe roads.
The political climate in Aurora, IA is strongly conservative.
Buchanan County, IA is moderately conservative. In Buchanan County, IA 38.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Buchanan county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.6% to 38.7%.
Buchanan county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Aurora, IA is strongly conservative.
Buchanan County, Iowa is moderately 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.
Aurora, 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 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 Aurora, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $300 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 12 contributions totaling $540 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $45 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)