Ellsworth, Iowa is a small town located in the heart of the Midwest. This close-knit community has a long and proud history of political involvement and leadership. Political candidates are often seen out in the community, meeting with constituents and discussing their ideas for a better future for Ellsworth. The citizens of this small town take pride in having their voices heard through the democratic process. Recent elections have seen strong voter turnout, with many issues at stake such as local taxes, school funding, economic development initiatives, and more. With a focus on providing quality services while keeping taxes low, local politicians strive to ensure that all citizens of Ellsworth feel they are part of a larger effort to build an even stronger community.
The political climate in Ellsworth, IA is strongly conservative.
Hamilton County, IA is strongly conservative. In Hamilton County, IA 35.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hamilton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.4% to 35.8%.
Hamilton county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ellsworth, IA is strongly conservative.
Hamilton 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.
Ellsworth, 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 Ellsworth, 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 32 contributions totaling $6,304 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $197 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)