Ricketts, IA is a small rural town located in the Midwest. Politics in Ricketts is an important issue for the citizens of the town, as they are often faced with many decisions that will have a lasting impact on their lives and community. The city has a mayor and council members that are elected to represent the needs of the town. Elections occur every two years and candidates must be registered voters who have lived in Ricketts for at least six months prior to election day. During these elections, citizens are encouraged to exercise their right to vote and weigh in on important issues such as taxation, zoning regulations, education policies, public safety initiatives and more. In addition to local politics, Ricketts is also part of a larger political district which includes other nearby townships. With these larger elections, citizens of Ricketts can have an influence in state and national issues as well.
The political climate in Ricketts, IA is very conservative.
Crawford County, IA is very conservative. In Crawford County, IA 31.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Crawford county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.9% to 31.0%.
Crawford county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ricketts, IA is very conservative.
Crawford 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.
Ricketts, 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 Ricketts, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5 contributions totaling $675 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $135 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $749 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $125 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)