Mallard, IA is a small town located in Winnebago County with a population of around 500 people. The town鈥檚 local government operates within the boundaries of state and county regulations and laws. There are no local political candidates running for election in Mallard; instead, residents typically vote in the county and state elections. The major issues of concern to the residents are the development of new infrastructure projects, keeping taxes low, and preserving existing community programs. Residents take a keen interest in issues that affect their community, such as education reform, protecting public resources, and maintaining safe neighborhoods. Local forums and town hall meetings provide an avenue for citizens to express their thoughts about local politics and current events. Community input is highly valued by elected officials who strive to serve their constituency with integrity.
The political climate in Zip 50562 (Mallard, IA) is very conservative.
Palo Alto County, IA is very conservative. In Palo Alto County, IA 30.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Palo Alto county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.0% to 30.6%.
Palo Alto county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 50562 (Mallard, IA) is very conservative.
Mallard, Iowa is very conservative.
Palo Alto County, Iowa is very 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.
Mallard, 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 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 50562 (Mallard)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $786 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $98 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)