The small town of Curlew, IA is a vibrant community full of people passionate about their local politics. Although the town's population is not known, it is a cozy place that many call home. Every election, passionate locals come out in droves to cast their vote for candidates they believe will best represent them and their values. Locally elected officials focus on issues that affect the residents of Curlew such as affordable housing, infrastructure development, public safety, and environmental protection. It is important for those living in Curlew to stay informed about the political candidates running for office so they can make an educated decision when voting.
The political climate in Curlew, IA is very conservative.
Palo Alto County, IA is very conservative. In Palo Alto County, IA 30.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Palo Alto county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.0% to 30.6%.
Palo Alto county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Curlew, IA is very conservative.
Palo Alto 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.
Curlew, 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 Curlew, 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 $100 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)