The politics in 52133 Castalia, IA is a vibrant and ever-evolving landscape. The people of Castalia are passionate about their beliefs and hold their elected officials to high standards. At the local level, city council members are chosen by the community every two years to represent Castalia's interests in the government. There is an active civic engagement process that involves citizens getting involved with issues that matter to them, such as crime prevention, road maintenance, economic development and environmental protection. Citizens also have the chance to interact directly with their government officials who host town hall meetings and other forums throughout the year. Ultimately, Castalia's political climate is shaped by its people: those citizens who use their voices to make a difference and create a better future for all.
The political climate in Zip 52133 (Castalia, IA) is somewhat conservative.
Winneshiek County, IA is leaning conservative. In Winneshiek County, IA 46.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 51.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Winneshiek county remained moderately Republican, 51.7% to 46.6%.
Winneshiek county voted Republican again in 2020, after voting Democratic in 2012, 2008, and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 52133 (Castalia, IA) is somewhat conservative.
Castalia, Iowa is somewhat conservative.
Winneshiek County, Iowa is leaning conservative.
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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.
Castalia, Iowa: r 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 zip 52133 (Castalia)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $60 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $15 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)