Rathbun, Iowa is a small town located in Appanoose County. The town has a rich history dating back to its founding in 1856 by early settlers. The local government of Rathbun consists of a mayor and city council members elected by the people every two years. The city council oversees the development of infrastructure, safety initiatives, zoning requests and public works projects. Elections are held regularly throughout the year to determine who will represent the citizens of Rathbun on the city council. In addition to the local government, Rathbun also participates in countywide votes that affect Appanoose County as a whole. This includes taxes, bonds and other ballot initiatives. The citizens of Rathbun take great pride in their community and strive to make it a better place for all who live there.
The political climate in Rathbun, IA is very conservative.
Appanoose County, IA is very conservative. In Appanoose County, IA 29.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Appanoose county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.2% to 29.0%.
Appanoose county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Rathbun, IA is very conservative.
Appanoose 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.
Rathbun, 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 Rathbun, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 137 contributions totaling $5,627 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $41 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 69 contributions totaling $6,657 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $96 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)