Rudd, Iowa is a small town located in northern Iowa. Despite its size, it has a vibrant political culture that helps shape and improve the community. The local government is led by Mayor Joe Smith, who has been in office since 2008 and was just reelected for a third term in 2020. He works with the city council to pass laws and regulations that benefit the citizens of Rudd. The council consists of six members who are elected from the local population every two years. Additionally, there are several other positions held by appointed officials such as the City Clerk and Treasurer. Every election cycle, candidates from both Democratic and Republican parties run for various offices to represent their constituents. These elections are important because they determine who will have a voice in local politics and help determine the direction Rudd takes on issues like infrastructure projects or zoning changes. It's clear that politics remain an integral part of life in this small town, allowing citizens to influence their own future.
The political climate in Rudd, IA is moderately conservative.
Floyd County, IA is moderately conservative. In Floyd County, IA 39.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Floyd county remained very strongly Republican, 58.9% to 39.5%.
Floyd county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Rudd, IA is moderately conservative.
Floyd County, Iowa is moderately 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.
Rudd, Iowa: d d D D 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 Rudd, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7 contributions totaling $189 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $27 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 23 contributions totaling $1,047 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $46 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)