The politics in 52214 Central City, IA are largely dominated by a conservative movement, with the Republican party holding the majority of representation. Local politicians advocate for issues such as reducing unemployment, providing better education options for students, and improving infrastructure. They also focus on creating a safe and thriving community for all to enjoy. The city has recently implemented several initiatives that seek to develop a sense of unity while respecting the individual rights of its citizens. In addition, local leaders have pushed for greater transparency within local government operations so that citizens can be better informed about decisions being made at City Hall. With these efforts in mind, residents in 52214 Central City, IA are hoping that their elected officials will continue to work hard to provide them with a prosperous future.
The political climate in Zip 52214 (Central City, IA) is leaning liberal.
Linn County, IA is somewhat liberal. In Linn County, IA 55.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Linn county remained strongly Democratic, 55.6% to 41.9%.
Linn county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 52214 (Central City, IA) is leaning liberal.
Central City, Iowa is leaning liberal.
Linn County, Iowa is somewhat liberal.
Cedar Rapids Metro Area is leaning 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.
Central City, 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 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 52214 (Central City)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 149 contributions totaling $11,613 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $78 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 11 contributions totaling $1,896 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $172 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)