The small town of Ellston, IA is situated in the middle of the state, and has a history that goes back to the early 1800s. As a result, it is home to a vibrant and diverse community that is strongly connected to its past. The politics in Ellston, IA are equally as vibrant. Residents of Ellston have a strong sense of civic engagement, with high voter turnout in elections each year. While there are no local political candidates in the area, residents stay informed about issues at every level of government and take pride in participating in their democracy. Issues important to locals range from infrastructure projects like road repairs to economic development initiatives like tax incentives for businesses. Regardless of the issue at hand, the people of Ellston are always willing to make their voices heard and be active participants in shaping their future.
The political climate in Ellston, IA is strongly conservative.
Ringgold County, IA is very conservative. In Ringgold County, IA 26.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ringgold county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.5% to 26.1%.
Ringgold county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ellston, IA is strongly conservative.
Ringgold 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.
Ellston, 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 Ellston, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $500 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 16 contributions totaling $2,345 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $147 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)