Gowrie, IA is a small town located in central Iowa. It has a population of around 2,500 people, who are served by the local government. The local government is comprised of the city council, mayor, and other municipal personnel who work to ensure that the needs and interests of Gowrie's citizens are met. There are elections held every two years for seats on the city council and mayor's position. Elections in Gowrie typically draw relatively few candidates but are still competitive due to the size of the community. Candidates must be residents living within the same county as Gowrie and must meet all state election laws in order to qualify for office. These local politics serve to keep Gowrie running smoothly while providing an opportunity for citizens to have their voices heard and participate in decision-making processes that could impact their lives.
The political climate in Gowrie, IA is moderately conservative.
Webster County, IA is strongly conservative. In Webster County, IA 37.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Webster county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.4% to 37.1%.
Webster county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Gowrie, IA is moderately conservative.
Webster County, Iowa is strongly conservative.
Fort Dodge Metro Area is strongly 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.
Gowrie, Iowa: d d d d 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 Gowrie, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 20 contributions totaling $1,024 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 46 contributions totaling $6,946 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $151 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)