Sigourney, IA is a small town located in Keokuk County. While there are no population statistics available, it is home to many who take an active interest in local politics. The local government consists of the mayor, three city council members, the city clerk and the treasurer. The mayor and council members serve four-year terms, while the clerk and treasurer serve two-year terms. Elections for these positions are held on odd-numbered years and often involve several candidates running for each position. Recently elected officials have worked to improve infrastructure, increase public safety and create jobs for residents. Through these efforts, Sigourney has seen economic growth and increased civic pride within its community.
The political climate in Sigourney, IA is strongly conservative.
Keokuk County, IA is very conservative. In Keokuk County, IA 26.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Keokuk county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.6% to 26.7%.
Keokuk county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sigourney, IA is strongly conservative.
Keokuk 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.
Sigourney, 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 Sigourney, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 98 contributions totaling $4,884 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 70 contributions totaling $5,346 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $76 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)