The small town of Bankston, Iowa is known for its tight-knit community and close-knit values. The town has an active political landscape, which is led by a mayor and city council that works to ensure the wellbeing of the citizens. Issues like infrastructure, safety, taxes, and zoning are all discussed in public meetings to ensure the community's needs are met. The local candidates running for office are passionate enthusiasts who understand the unique needs of their constituents. They strive to provide equitable access to services and resources while promoting economic development in the area. The citizens of Bankston take pride in their involvement in decision making processes and feel confident that their voices will be heard when it comes to local politics.
The political climate in Bankston, IA is moderately conservative.
Dubuque County, IA is leaning conservative. In Dubuque County, IA 47.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dubuque county remained Republican, 50.5% to 47.6%.
Dubuque county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bankston, IA is moderately conservative.
Dubuque County, Iowa is leaning conservative.
Dubuque Metro Area is leaning conservative.
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.
Bankston, Iowa: D D D D 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Bankston, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 18 contributions totaling $4,842 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $269 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $350 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $175 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)