Plover, IA is a small town located in the Midwest of the United States. It has a thriving local economy and is known for its friendly community. The local politics in Plover are mostly focused on finding ways to improve the quality of life for all residents. This includes investing in infrastructure and community services such as schools, libraries, parks, and public transportation. Local elections are held every four years with candidates from both major political parties competing for spots on the city council or school board. Candidates strive to make change that will benefit their constituents and create a better future for their town. All citizens have the opportunity to get involved in local politics by attending City Council meetings or by voting in elections. Plover residents take it upon themselves to stay informed about local issues and actively participate in their government whenever they can.
The political climate in Plover, IA is very conservative.
Pocahontas County, IA is very conservative. In Pocahontas County, IA 24.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pocahontas county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.9% to 24.4%.
Pocahontas county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Plover, IA is very conservative.
Pocahontas 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.
Plover, 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 Plover, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 57 contributions totaling $1,338 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $23 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $250 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $83 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)