Bellevue, IA is a small town located in Jackson County. It is governed by a mayor-council system with the mayor serving as its chief executive officer. The council consists of nine members who are elected by the citizens of Bellevue every two years to serve four-year terms. Local elections in Bellevue are very important and help shape the future of the community. The citizens have a strong voice in their local government and actively participate in local politics. Community members have access to information about issues facing Bellevue and can participate through voting, attending council meetings, or becoming involved with local political organizations or initiatives. Being informed and participating in local politics helps to improve the quality of life for all residents of Bellevue.
The political climate in Bellevue, IA is moderately conservative.
Jackson County, IA is strongly conservative. In Jackson County, IA 36.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jackson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.3% to 36.2%.
Jackson county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bellevue, IA is moderately conservative.
Jackson County, Iowa is strongly 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.
Bellevue, 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 Bellevue, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 71 contributions totaling $2,766 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 83 contributions totaling $51,190 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $617 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)