Hills, IA is a small town located in the Midwestern United States. It has a proud history, with deep roots in the Midwest culture of hard work and determination. The town's politics are no different, with local residents taking an active interest in their community and its government. Local elections often draw large numbers of voters to the polls, eager to elect their representatives and make sure that their voices are heard. Issues like land development, taxation, education, and infrastructure improvements all see support from locals as they strive to keep Hills a vibrant place to live. There are also regular conversations about topics such as civil rights, immigration policy, poverty reduction initiatives, and environmental protection among others. Overall, Hills is an engaged political community where people come together to better their town for future generations.
The political climate in Hills, IA is somewhat liberal.
Johnson County, IA is very liberal. In Johnson County, IA 70.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 27.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Johnson county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 70.6% to 27.3%.
Johnson county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hills, IA is somewhat liberal.
Johnson County, Iowa is very liberal.
Iowa City Metro Area is very 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.
Hills, 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 Hills, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,647 contributions totaling $442,779 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $95 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 386 contributions totaling $163,811 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $424 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)