The politics of Remsen, Iowa are in line with the rest of the state, and reflect the state's overall commitment to conservatism. The Republican Party has long held a majority of seats throughout Iowa's government institutions, including local government positions within Remsen. Although there have been some recent attempts by Democratic candidates to gain a foothold in the area, the overall conservative nature of the population has kept Republicans in power for many years. In terms of local politics, a number of initiatives have been undertaken to ensure that local services are maintained and improved on an ongoing basis. The mayor and city council have taken an active role in promoting programs designed to stimulate economic development and improve infrastructure throughout the city. Through these efforts, Remsen remains a vibrant community with attractive prospects for residents and businesses alike.
The political climate in Remsen, IA is strongly conservative.
Plymouth County, IA is very conservative. In Plymouth County, IA 24.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Plymouth county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.9% to 24.6%.
Plymouth county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Remsen, IA is strongly conservative.
Plymouth County, Iowa is very conservative.
Sioux City Metro Area is strongly 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.
Remsen, 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 Remsen, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 129 contributions totaling $5,940 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $46 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 12 contributions totaling $1,800 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $150 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)