Tennant, IA is a small town located in Central Iowa. It is known for its vibrant community and strong bond between the locals. The town has a rich history of politics, with many different views being expressed throughout the years. While there are no official local political candidates running in Tennant at this time, the citizens are still very involved in the discussion of important political issues that affect their lives. Through public forums and other forms of dialogue, they ensure that their voices are heard when it comes to lawmaking and elections. Tennant residents take pride in their ability to make meaningful decisions about the future of their town and country.
The political climate in Tennant, IA is very conservative.
Shelby County, IA is very conservative. In Shelby County, IA 28.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Shelby county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.1% to 28.8%.
Shelby county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Tennant, IA is very conservative.
Shelby 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.
Tennant, 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 Tennant, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 35 contributions totaling $4,242 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $121 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 107 contributions totaling $13,743 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $128 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)