Homestead, IA is a small town in the Midwest. Although it is a relatively quiet place, politics are still an important part of the community. The local government is made up of elected representatives who serve to make decisions on behalf of their constituents. Local elections take place every two years, giving citizens the opportunity to decide who will lead the town and represent their interests in city hall. Issues such as taxation, public safety, and infrastructure are discussed during these elections. There are also many volunteer committees which work to ensure that all members of Homestead have access to vital services and amenities. Residents regularly come together to advocate for better services and resources for their neighborhoods. In short, politics play a major role in Homestead's daily life and its future development.
The political climate in Homestead, IA is strongly conservative.
Iowa County, IA is strongly conservative. In Iowa County, IA 36.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Iowa county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.7% to 36.4%.
Iowa county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Homestead, IA is strongly conservative.
Iowa County, Iowa is strongly 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.
Homestead, Iowa: r r d 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 Homestead, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10 contributions totaling $102 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $10 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 15 contributions totaling $1,611 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $107 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)