Beaconsfield, IA is a small town in the Midwest with a population of approximately 1500 people. Despite its size, it has an active political climate with many local issues that citizens are passionate about. The town is served by a Town Council and Mayor, both of which are elected by the residents. There are important policies that have been proposed in recent years that address local infrastructure, education, and economic development. The town also holds several public forums throughout the year to discuss these issues and gather feedback from citizens. Overall, Beaconsfield’s political climate is an important part of the town’s culture and growth as its citizens strive to create a safe and prosperous community for all.
The political climate in Beaconsfield, IA is strongly conservative.
Ringgold County, IA is very conservative. In Ringgold County, IA 26.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ringgold county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.5% to 26.1%.
Ringgold county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Beaconsfield, IA is strongly conservative.
Ringgold 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.
Beaconsfield, 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 Beaconsfield, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $1,000 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 32 contributions totaling $4,690 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $147 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)