The politics in 50164 Menlo, IA are focused around the betterment of the local community. There is a strong emphasis on civic engagement, with many local initiatives and organizations working to ensure that the needs of residents are met. Local political candidates are nominated by their respective political parties each election cycle and focus on issues such as economic growth, education, public safety, and environmental protection. The town itself has a population of about 1,000 people, who actively participate in voting every year to support the candidates that they believe will best represent their interests. In addition to voting opportunities, there are also numerous civic organizations that provide citizens with access to resources related to government programs and services. All of these efforts help to ensure that residents have a voice in matters affecting their community and its future success.
The political climate in Zip 50164 (Menlo, IA) is very conservative.
Guthrie County, IA is very conservative. In Guthrie County, IA 31.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Guthrie county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.1% to 31.2%.
Guthrie county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 50164 (Menlo, IA) is very conservative.
Menlo, Iowa is very conservative.
Guthrie County, Iowa is very conservative.
Des Moines-West Des Moines Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Menlo, 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 50164 (Menlo)
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 3 contributions totaling $185 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $62 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)