Bode, IA is a small town located in Northern Iowa. Though the population of Bode is relatively small, it still has an important role to play in local politics. The people of Bode have chosen to elect two representatives for their city council, who help make decisions on how best to serve the community. These representatives are chosen by the citizens of Bode through an election process that takes place every two years. The City Council meets regularly to discuss issues that impact the people of Bode and how their tax dollars should be spent. The town's mayor is also elected by its citizens and works closely with the City Council to ensure that all decisions made are in the best interest of the community as a whole. Through these elected officials, Bode demonstrates its commitment to ensuring that each voice is heard and respected within the political arena.
The political climate in Bode, IA is very conservative.
Humboldt County, IA is very conservative. In Humboldt County, IA 27.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Humboldt county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.7% to 27.1%.
Humboldt county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bode, IA is very conservative.
Humboldt 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.
Bode, 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 Bode, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $300 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $300 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)