The town of Rolfe, IA has a long history of engaging in political discourse, with the local community taking an active interest in the various issues facing their town. The local government is run by an elected mayor and five city council members, who work together to make decisions that will benefit the people of Rolfe. The city council meets regularly to discuss budgeting, zoning, taxes, public safety, infrastructure projects, and other important matters relating to the running of the town. Residents are also encouraged to get involved in politics by attending city council meetings or by voting in local elections. Through their involvement in the political process, residents can ensure that their voices are heard and help shape the future of Rolfe.
The political climate in Rolfe, IA is strongly conservative.
Pocahontas County, IA is very conservative. In Pocahontas County, IA 24.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pocahontas county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.9% to 24.4%.
Pocahontas county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Rolfe, IA is strongly conservative.
Pocahontas 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.
Rolfe, 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 Rolfe, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 57 contributions totaling $1,338 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $23 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $250 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $83 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)