50465 Rake, IA is a small rural community located in the northern part of the state. It is home to a diverse group of people with differing political ideologies. The city has had a long history of both conservative and progressive politicians running for local office. Recently, there have been several races in the area that have been contested by candidates from both major parties. Although the city leans slightly toward more conservative candidates, it is important to remember that its residents are far more diverse than just Republican or Democrat. In addition to those two major parties, there are also several other smaller parties who actively compete for local offices such as Libertarian, Green, and Constitution Parties. These smaller parties provide an alternative viewpoint on many issues and can often be heard discussing topics that may be dismissed or unheard of in other parts of the country. The politics in 50465 Rake, IA are lively and diverse, providing all its citizens with a variety of options when choosing who will represent their interests in government.
The political climate in Zip 50465 (Rake, IA) is strongly conservative.
Winnebago County, IA is strongly conservative. In Winnebago County, IA 35.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Winnebago county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.1% to 35.8%.
Winnebago county voted Republican in 2020, 2016, 2012 and 2004, and Democratic in 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 50465 (Rake, IA) is strongly conservative.
Rake, Iowa is strongly conservative.
Winnebago County, Iowa is strongly 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.
Rake, Iowa: d 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 50465 (Rake)
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 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)