Sergeant Bluff, Iowa is a small city located in Woodbury County. It is home to a variety of different businesses and organizations, as well as many families who have made the city their home. The local government of Sergeant Bluff takes pride in its commitment to providing quality services and programs for all members of the community. The City Council consists of five members who are elected by the citizens every two years. This group works together to make decisions that will benefit the city and its citizens. They also work with state and county representatives on issues that affect the entire region. Additionally, they strive to keep taxes low while ensuring that necessary services are provided in an efficient manner. Sergeant Bluff's local political candidates strive to ensure that all residents are represented fairly in both local and statewide government decision-making processes.
The political climate in Sergeant Bluff, IA is somewhat conservative.
Woodbury County, IA is somewhat conservative. In Woodbury County, IA 41.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Woodbury county remained very strongly Republican, 56.7% to 41.2%.
Woodbury county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sergeant Bluff, IA is somewhat conservative.
Woodbury County, Iowa is somewhat conservative.
Sioux City Metro Area 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.
Sergeant Bluff, Iowa: r r r 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 Sergeant Bluff, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 90 contributions totaling $7,792 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $87 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 82 contributions totaling $20,900 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $255 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)