Massena, IA is a small town located in Iowa's Dickinson County. It is a rural area with a population of approximately 500 people. Despite its small size, Massena still has an engaged and involved political life. Local elections are held to elect local candidates who will represent the interests of the community in government decisions. The current mayor of Massena is Jay Kuntz, who was elected in 2019 and serves on the city council. There are also several other local political organizations and groups that work on behalf of the citizens of Massena. These include the Dickinson County Democrats and Republicans, as well as various grassroots organizations such as the Massena Citizens for Change. In addition to these organizations, the local schools often feature guest speakers from both sides of the political spectrum to discuss their views and provide education opportunities to students. All of this activity ensures that the voice of Massena's citizens continues to be heard at all levels of government
The political climate in Zip 50853 (Massena, IA) is very conservative.
Cass County, IA is very conservative. In Cass County, IA 30.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cass county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.3% to 30.3%.
Cass county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 50853 (Massena, IA) is very conservative.
Massena, Iowa is very conservative.
Cass 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.
Massena, Iowa: R R R 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 50853 (Massena)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $375 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $375 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 26 contributions totaling $6,505 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)