Tripoli, IA is a small town located in northeast Iowa. It is part of Bremer County and has a population of approximately 800 people. Political life in the town revolves around the local government, which is made up of the mayor and four city council members, all of whom are elected by residents every four years. The council is responsible for making decisions such as approving budgets and passing ordinances. Residents can stay informed about political matters through attending city council meetings, reading local newspapers, or watching their local news channel. Local elections often draw a lot of attention from residents who are passionate about their town's future and want to have their voices heard. The citizens here take great pride in being involved in decisions that affect their lives and the community as a whole.
The political climate in Tripoli, IA is moderately conservative.
Bremer County, IA is somewhat conservative. In Bremer County, IA 41.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bremer county remained very strongly Republican, 57.0% to 41.0%.
Bremer county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Tripoli, IA is moderately conservative.
Bremer County, Iowa is somewhat conservative.
Waterloo-Cedar Falls Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Tripoli, Iowa: r r d 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 Tripoli, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $215 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 15 contributions totaling $651 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)