Hedrick, IA is a small town with a population of approximately 1,500 people. The area is known for its tight-knit community and rural charm. The local politics in Hedrick are largely influenced by the needs of the community, and they strive to ensure that everyone feels heard and represented. The current mayor of Hedrick is Leslie Smith, who was elected in 2008. Smith has been a driving force behind many initiatives such as improving infrastructure, attracting new businesses, and providing quality services to the citizens of Hedrick. The city council consists of six members who are all dedicated to representing their constituents’ interests and ensuring that the town runs smoothly. With their hard work and dedication to their constituents, Hedrick has seen a lot of positive changes over the past few years.
The political climate in Hedrick, IA is strongly conservative.
Keokuk County, IA is very conservative. In Keokuk County, IA 26.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Keokuk county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.6% to 26.7%.
Keokuk county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hedrick, IA is strongly conservative.
Keokuk 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.
Hedrick, 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 Hedrick, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 46 contributions totaling $19,816 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $431 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 11 contributions totaling $2,392 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $217 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)