Barnes City, IA is a small city located in the Midwestern United States. The politics of Barnes City are largely influenced by its local government. The city council is responsible for making decisions and establishing laws that affect the people living in Barnes City. The mayor, elected officials, and other staff members serve as representatives of the citizens in the community and work to ensure their needs are met. Additionally, state-level representatives such as legislators may also influence the politics of Barnes City, IA through legislation they pass regarding topics such as taxes, education, health care, and more. As an engaged citizenry is key to vibrant democracy, it is important for residents to stay informed about current political issues and participate actively in local elections.
The political climate in Barnes City, IA is very conservative.
Mahaska County, IA is very conservative. In Mahaska County, IA 25.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mahaska county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.8% to 25.4%.
Mahaska county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Barnes City, IA is very conservative.
Mahaska County, Iowa is very conservative.
Oskaloosa Metro Area is very 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.
Barnes City, 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 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 Barnes City, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 43 contributions totaling $1,423 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $33 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 58 contributions totaling $70,409 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,214 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)