Popejoy, IA is a small town located in the state of Iowa. While the town is relatively small, it still has a vibrant and active political community. Local politics in Popejoy are governed by the City Council, which is composed of seven council members elected by popular vote. These local representatives are responsible for deciding on all matters related to the budget, taxation, zoning regulations, law enforcement and other local matters. Additionally, the Mayor of Popejoy is elected every two years and serves as a leader in this community. Residents of Popejoy take pride in their local government and actively participate in their local election process to ensure that their voices are heard at City Hall.
The political climate in Popejoy, IA is very 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
Popejoy, IA is very 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.
Popejoy, 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 Popejoy, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 119 contributions totaling $1,686 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $14 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 33 contributions totaling $153,011 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $4,637 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)