Radcliffe, IA is a small town located in the state of Iowa. It has a long history of being involved in local politics, with many notable figures having served in local government. Due to its small size, Radcliffe is only able to maintain a handful of political offices. The most prominent of these are the mayor, city council members, and select committee chairs. Currently, the mayor serves as an independent candidate and is elected by the citizens every two years. The city council consists of seven members who represent their respective wards and work together to make decisions that impact the entire community. Furthermore, each ward has its own select committee which helps shape policy through public comment and feedback from citizens. While there may be disagreements over certain issues, Radcliffe’s local government continues to ensure that the town’s citizens have access to important services such as water, sanitation, and public safety.
The political climate in Radcliffe, IA is strongly conservative.
Hardin County, IA is very conservative. In Hardin County, IA 33.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hardin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.1% to 33.1%.
Hardin county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Radcliffe, IA is strongly conservative.
Hardin 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.
Radcliffe, Iowa: r r d 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 Radcliffe, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 11 contributions totaling $5,220 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $475 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)