Hansell, IA is a small town located in Franklin County. While Hansell does not have its own political candidates, the area is heavily involved with local politics and there are many political issues that are relevant to the residents of the town. For instance, education policies and initiatives that affect the public school system often come to the forefront of discourse within Hansell. In addition, environmental protection initiatives such as water conservation efforts and efforts to reduce air pollution are often discussed within the town. In terms of economic policy, issues ranging from taxation rates to zoning regulations for businesses are important topics for discussion in Hansell. As a small town, politics in Hansell can be especially important since decisions made at higher levels of government can have an outsized impact on residents' lives. It is clear that politics in Hansell are an integral part of day-to-day life for many people living there.
The political climate in Hansell, IA is strongly conservative.
Franklin County, IA is very conservative. In Franklin County, IA 31.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Franklin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.7% to 31.7%.
Franklin county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hansell, IA is strongly conservative.
Franklin 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.
Hansell, 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 Hansell, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 34 contributions totaling $3,732 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $110 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 50 contributions totaling $11,577 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $232 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)