Kinross, IA is a small town in Iowa with a population of about 500 people. It is home to a variety of businesses including a local bakery and restaurant as well as many small shops. The political landscape in Kinross is shaped largely by its rural nature, with many of the town’s residents concerned about issues such as farming and education. The town's politics mainly revolve around local issues such as water usage, land use, and public safety. The city government consists of five elected officials who are responsible for making decisions related to the overall welfare of Kinross. In addition to this, they also help facilitate conversations between residents and their state representatives on issues like taxes and infrastructure improvements. With its strong sense of community and focus on the needs of its citizens, Kinross is an example of how rural towns can successfully manage their politics in order to benefit all members of the community.
The political climate in Kinross, IA is very conservative.
Keokuk County, IA is very conservative. In Keokuk County, IA 26.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Keokuk county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.6% to 26.7%.
Keokuk county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Kinross, IA is very conservative.
Keokuk 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.
Kinross, 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 Kinross, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 12 contributions totaling $1,500 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $125 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 49 contributions totaling $11,011 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $225 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)