Sioux City, Iowa is a vibrant city located in the northwest corner of the state. It has a thriving community that is home to many businesses, cultural attractions and recreational opportunities. The city is served by an elected mayor and council with representation from seven wards across the city. The current mayor of Sioux City is Bob Scott, who was elected to his second term in 2019. He works closely with the Sioux City Council to develop policies that promote economic growth, public safety and quality of life for all citizens. There are several local political candidates vying for office in upcoming elections, including those running for mayor, various council seats and other positions within the city government. As Sioux City continues to grow and evolve, its citizens can rely on their leaders to make decisions that represent their values and are in line with the best interests of the community.
The political climate in Sioux City, IA is leaning 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
Sioux City, IA is leaning 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.
Sioux City, 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 Sioux City, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,600 contributions totaling $180,182 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $113 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,101 contributions totaling $480,287 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $436 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)