Ruthven, IA is a small rural community in the heart of Iowa. Politically, it is a solidly conservative area with a strong tradition of voting Republican. The Republican Party has an especially strong foothold in the area due to its long-standing family roots and traditional values. Every election cycle, local candidates from the Republican Party run for office and are usually favored to win. Ruthven residents take pride in their right to vote and regularly turn out in large numbers to cast their ballots during elections. In addition, the town hosts many events throughout the year that focus on civic engagement so that citizens can stay informed about political issues and understand how their votes impact their community.
The political climate in Ruthven, IA is moderately conservative.
Palo Alto County, IA is very conservative. In Palo Alto County, IA 30.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Palo Alto county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.0% to 30.6%.
Palo Alto county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ruthven, IA is moderately conservative.
Palo Alto 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.
Ruthven, 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 Ruthven, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 40 contributions totaling $9,940 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $249 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $502 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $72 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)