Algona, IA is a small town located in Kossuth County in Iowa. The town has a rich political history and many of the local residents are actively engaged in politics. Many of the current issues in Algona focus on economic development, education, healthcare and infrastructure. Local organizations such as the Chamber of Commerce and the City Council work to bring to light these important concerns and strive to improve the quality of life for all citizens of Algona. Political candidates running for office often prioritize working on these issues as they understand the importance of continuing to make positive changes in this small but vibrant town.
The political climate in Algona, IA is strongly conservative.
Kossuth County, IA is very conservative. In Kossuth County, IA 29.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kossuth county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.0% to 29.7%.
Kossuth county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Algona, IA is strongly conservative.
Kossuth 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.
Algona, 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 Algona, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,567 contributions totaling $40,791 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $26 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 55 contributions totaling $9,803 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $178 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)