The small town of Dolliver, IA has a strong set of local politics that are closely followed by its residents. The city is run by an elected mayor and council which works to create laws and regulations for the citizens. Citizens of Dolliver are able to make their voices heard by voting in municipal elections every two years. The town council meets monthly and oversees several committees such as finance, public safety, parks and recreation, health services, and infrastructure. These committees work diligently to ensure the well-being of Dolliver’s citizens. Additionally, the town has a variety of local political organizations that meet regularly to discuss important issues facing Dolliver’s residents. These organizations give people a chance to engage with others in their community to help shape the future of their town.
The political climate in Dolliver, IA is very conservative.
Emmet County, IA is very conservative. In Emmet County, IA 31.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Emmet county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.3% to 31.3%.
Emmet county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Dolliver, IA is very conservative.
Emmet County, Iowa is very 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.
Dolliver, Iowa: r 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 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 Dolliver, IA
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 1 contributions totaling $250 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)