Bristow, Iowa is a small town with a population of around 500 people. It is located in east-central Iowa and has a small, tight-knit community. The town of Bristow has a local government that consists of a mayor and five city council members who are elected by the people of Bristow. The local government is responsible for ensuring the safety and well-being of its citizens. Additionally, they are responsible for setting taxes, maintaining public buildings and services such as parks and libraries, and providing basic infrastructure such as roads and utilities. The local government also works to keep the town running smoothly by providing regulations that protect the health and safety of all residents. In addition to these duties, the mayor and city council members act as representatives for the citizens in state and federal politics, often advocating for their interests in larger matters.
The political climate in Bristow, IA is very conservative.
Butler County, IA is very conservative. In Butler County, IA 29.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Butler county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.4% to 29.9%.
Butler county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bristow, IA is very conservative.
Butler 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.
Bristow, 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 Bristow, 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 12 contributions totaling $990 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $83 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)