Bennett, IA is a small town located in the rural Midwest. While it does not have a large population, it does have a strong sense of community and political involvement. Local politics in Bennett consists of an active Town Council who works to ensure that the needs of the citizens are met, as well as supporting initiatives that benefit the town. The council is composed of five members who work together to create laws and regulations that will help improve the quality of life in Bennett. Additionally, City Hall is staffed by employees who manage the day-to-day operations and handle all local issues relating to city governance. As part of their duties, they also regularly communicate with state representatives and other government officials regarding important issues facing Bennett and its residents. All decisions concerning Bennett’s policies are made by elected officials who are accountable to their constituents for their actions. This ensures that local residents have a say in how their town is run and provides a system of checks and balances which keeps local politics fair and transparent.
The political climate in Bennett, IA is moderately conservative.
Cedar County, IA is moderately conservative. In Cedar County, IA 40.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cedar county remained very strongly Republican, 57.6% to 40.5%.
Cedar county voted Republican in 2020, 2016 and 2004, and Democratic in 2012, 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bennett, IA is moderately conservative.
Cedar County, Iowa is moderately 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.
Bennett, Iowa: d 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 Bennett, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $1,849 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $205 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)