Craig, IA is a small town located in the Midwest with an estimated population of just over 500. It is governed by a mayor and several city council members. Politics in Craig are focused on keeping the small-town charm and quality of life in the area while still attending to the needs of its citizens. This means addressing issues such as infrastructure, public safety, economic development, and public services such as healthcare and education. The local political landscape consists of a variety of candidates from both major parties who are committed to preserving the values that make Craig unique while also modernizing municipal functions to meet the changing needs of its residents.
The political climate in Craig, IA is very conservative.
Plymouth County, IA is very conservative. In Plymouth County, IA 24.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Plymouth county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.9% to 24.6%.
Plymouth county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Craig, IA is very conservative.
Plymouth County, Iowa is very conservative.
Sioux City Metro Area 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.
Craig, 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 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 Craig, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 61 contributions totaling $7,662 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $126 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 301 contributions totaling $56,528 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $188 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)