The small town of Ackley, Iowa is no stranger to politics. Located off the main highway, the community of around 1,400 people is home to a bustling political scene. Local elections are held each year that allow citizens to vote for city council members and county supervisors. In addition, many Ackley residents stay informed on state and national politics by attending events such as forums or town hall meetings. With a tightknit atmosphere and passionate citizens, politics in Ackley is an integral part of life in this picturesque Midwestern town.
The political climate in Ackley, IA is moderately conservative.
Hardin County, IA is very conservative. In Hardin County, IA 33.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hardin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.1% to 33.1%.
Hardin county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ackley, IA is moderately conservative.
Hardin 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.
Ackley, Iowa: r r d 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 Ackley, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 228 contributions totaling $5,506 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $24 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 42 contributions totaling $2,530 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)