Rippey, IA is a small town located in Greene County with a population of around 500 people. Its local politics are centered on the mayor, city council, and other city officials who oversee the administration of the town. These elected officials focus on issues such as education, infrastructure, safety, and economic development within the community. The local political candidates for Rippey's mayor and city council are experienced individuals with deep roots in the community. They understand the needs of Rippey's constituents and strive to provide quality services that will benefit them all. The election process for these positions is fairly straightforward yet competitive which ensures that only qualified candidates make it into office. Through their commitment to serving Rippey's citizens, these leaders do their best to secure a prosperous future for its residents.
The political climate in Rippey, IA is strongly conservative.
Greene County, IA is strongly conservative. In Greene County, IA 35.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Greene county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.7% to 35.0%.
Greene county voted Republican in 2020, 2016, 2012 and 2004, and Democratic in 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Rippey, IA is strongly conservative.
Greene County, Iowa is strongly 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.
Rippey, Iowa: d 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 Rippey, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 13 contributions totaling $5,734 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $441 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 23 contributions totaling $1,600 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $70 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)