Duncan, IA is a small town located in northwest Iowa. It has a tight-knit community and is known for its friendly residents. The local politics of Duncan are focused on improving the quality of life for all of its citizens. Issues such as access to education, public safety, and economic development are major topics of discussion in the local government. Local politicians work hard to ensure that they are creating policies that benefit everyone in the town. They also work to build relationships with other towns and cities in surrounding areas to foster collaboration and growth across the state of Iowa.
The political climate in Duncan, IA is very conservative.
Hancock County, IA is very conservative. In Hancock County, IA 27.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hancock county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.1% to 27.3%.
Hancock county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Duncan, IA is very conservative.
Hancock 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.
Duncan, 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 Duncan, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 118 contributions totaling $52,689 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $447 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 70 contributions totaling $13,224 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $189 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)