Knierim, IA is a small town located in northern Iowa, with a population of around 200 people. Although Knierim is small and rural, it still has an active political scene. The town elects a mayor and four city council members every two years. Current mayor Jean Schnurr has been in office for the past decade, providing steady leadership to the town during her tenure. The councilors have also done their part to keep Knierim running smoothly, ensuring that the streets are paved, taxes are paid on time and all citizens' safety is taken into consideration. In addition to their elected officials, Knierim residents can also take part in local party politics by volunteering or attending meetings at their respective county or state headquarters. With all these opportunities available to participate in politics within their own community, the citizens of Knierim are able to play an active role in shaping their future.
The political climate in Knierim, IA is very conservative.
Calhoun County, IA is very conservative. In Calhoun County, IA 28.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Calhoun county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.2% to 28.0%.
Calhoun county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Knierim, IA is very conservative.
Calhoun 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.
Knierim, 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 Knierim, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5 contributions totaling $95 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $19 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 29 contributions totaling $5,400 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $186 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)