Le Mars, IA is a small city located in northwest Iowa. It has a rich political history that dates back to its founding in 1872. Residents of the city are known for their passion and commitment to civic engagement. As such, Le Mars has been home to many local politicians who have served the city with distinction over the years. Prominent figures from the city have included former state senators, representatives in the Iowa State House of Representatives, and members of the board of supervisors. The current political climate in Le Mars is marked by an ongoing commitment to public service and community involvement that make it a great place to live and work. Despite being relatively small in size, Le Mars is home to some of Iowa’s most passionate citizens who take part in local politics in order to ensure that their voice is heard.
The political climate in Le Mars, IA is strongly conservative.
Plymouth County, IA is very conservative. In Plymouth County, IA 24.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Plymouth county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.9% to 24.6%.
Plymouth county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Le Mars, IA is strongly conservative.
Plymouth County, Iowa is very conservative.
Sioux City 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.
Le Mars, 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 Le Mars, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 122 contributions totaling $15,324 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $126 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 602 contributions totaling $113,056 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $188 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)