Pella, Iowa is a small town located in Marion County with a rich Dutch heritage. The city has a population of around 10,000 people and is known for its historical attractions such as the Scholte Church and the Pella Historical Village. It also has beautiful parks such as the Pella Aquatic Center and the Pella City Park which offer plenty of outdoor activities for locals and tourists alike. Politics in Pella are influenced by the local government as well as state and national elections. Local politicians put effort into representing their constituents’ needs, while state representatives help ensure that issues affecting all Iowans are addressed. Additionally, US representatives from Iowa keep an eye on Pella’s political interests at the federal level. All registered voters in Pella have the opportunity to get involved by voting in local, state and national elections, attending public meetings or volunteering to help out at campaigns.
The political climate in Pella, IA is moderately conservative.
Marion County, IA is very conservative. In Marion County, IA 32.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Marion county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.8% to 32.1%.
Marion county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Pella, IA is moderately conservative.
Marion 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.
Pella, 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 Pella, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 465 contributions totaling $18,321 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 279 contributions totaling $48,391 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $173 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)