The small town of Holstein, IA has a vibrant and active political atmosphere. Located in the heart of the Midwest, Holstein is part of Buena Vista County, which is home to some of the most engaged citizens in Iowa. There are numerous local organizations that facilitate an open dialogue between residents on issues related to politics and government. Each year, the town hosts a political forum for candidates running for office in state and local elections. This allows residents to meet face-to-face with their representatives and ask questions about important topics facing the community. In addition, Holstein also hosts several events throughout the year that give residents an opportunity to participate in town hall meetings and other activities related to local politics. With so many diverse voices coming together, Holstein has become a hub for engaging conversations about current issues and solutions for improving our community.
The political climate in Holstein, IA is strongly conservative.
Ida County, IA is very conservative. In Ida County, IA 23.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ida county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.8% to 23.8%.
Ida county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Holstein, IA is strongly conservative.
Ida 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.
Holstein, 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 Holstein, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 22 contributions totaling $7,000 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $318 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 26 contributions totaling $5,450 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $210 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)