Nichols, IA is a small town with a population of about 900 people. It is located in Johnson County and has a rich history steeped in agriculture, industry, and local politics. The local government of Nichols is composed of an elected mayor, four council members, and several appointed city officials who work together to make decisions that affect the town’s citizens. Each year, residents of Nichols are encouraged to take part in their local political process by voting for candidates that best represent their values and interests. This year’s election season features two candidates for the mayoral seat: incumbent Mayor Beckermann and challenger Mark Wilson. Both have extensive experience in public service and have made campaigns centered around improving public safety, economic development, and quality of life in the community. Residents of Nichols should take this opportunity to research both candidates thoroughly to ensure they are choosing the right leader for the future of their town.
The political climate in Nichols, IA is moderately conservative.
Muscatine County, IA is leaning conservative. In Muscatine County, IA 45.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Muscatine county remained moderately Republican, 52.4% to 45.3%.
Muscatine county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Nichols, IA is moderately conservative.
Muscatine County, Iowa is leaning conservative.
Muscatine Metro Area is leaning 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.
Nichols, 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 Nichols, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7 contributions totaling $350 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $500 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)