Sioux Rapids is a small town located in Iowa with a population of approximately 4,000 people. It is a peaceful and friendly place that is home to many hardworking individuals. The citizens of Sioux Rapids are proud of their community and take great pride in their local politics. Sioux Rapids elects its own mayor, city council, and school board representatives who work together to ensure the needs of the town are met. They work together to make decisions about public projects, create laws that protect the citizens, and oversee the day-to-day business operations of the town. Additionally, they strive to improve quality of life for all residents by providing access to resources such as parks, libraries, and recreational activities. It is clear that Sioux Rapids' political representatives have their constituents best interests at heart!
The political climate in Sioux Rapids, IA is moderately conservative.
Buena Vista County, IA is strongly conservative. In Buena Vista County, IA 36.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Buena Vista county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.9% to 36.3%.
Buena Vista county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sioux Rapids, IA is moderately conservative.
Buena Vista County, Iowa is strongly conservative.
Storm Lake 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 Rapids, 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 Sioux Rapids, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $85 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $14 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 11 contributions totaling $1,463 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $133 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)