Carter Lake, Iowa is a small city located in Pottawattamie County in southwest Iowa. It has a rich history that dates back to the founding of the town in 1856. The city is governed by a mayor and five-member City Council, who are elected to serve four-year terms. Due to its small size, Carter Lake has fewer political candidates than other cities. However, local elections still garner plenty of interest from residents as they decide who will represent their interests and shape the future of the city. Issues such as economic growth, public safety, infrastructure development, and quality of life often come up during election season. The City Council also works closely with other local government agencies to ensure that Carter Lake continues to receive needed services and resources. These efforts have resulted in a vibrant community with strong town pride that looks forward to continued success for years to come.
The political climate in Carter Lake, IA is somewhat conservative.
Pottawattamie County, IA is moderately conservative. In Pottawattamie County, IA 40.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pottawattamie county remained very strongly Republican, 57.4% to 40.6%.
Pottawattamie county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Carter Lake, IA is somewhat conservative.
Pottawattamie County, Iowa is moderately conservative.
Omaha-Council Bluffs Metro Area is leaning 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.
Carter Lake, 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 Carter Lake, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 19 contributions totaling $444 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $23 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 14 contributions totaling $252,780 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $18,056 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)