Rickardsville, IA is a small rural town located in the Midwest. It has a tight-knit community and has long been known for its deep roots in agriculture, which is the mainstay of the local economy. As such, the town has a strong focus on local politics, with individuals putting great effort into making sure their voices are heard at all levels of government. Local politicians in Rickardsville, IA are typically very involved in the community and take an active role in advocating for their constituents. They are often seen attending town hall meetings and engaging with residents on issues that are important to them. These elected officials work hard to ensure that their constituents have access to good quality public services as well as economic opportunities. It is through their efforts that Rickardsville remains a thriving and vibrant community for everyone who calls it home.
The political climate in Rickardsville, IA is moderately conservative.
Dubuque County, IA is leaning conservative. In Dubuque County, IA 47.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dubuque county remained Republican, 50.5% to 47.6%.
Dubuque county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Rickardsville, IA is moderately conservative.
Dubuque County, Iowa is leaning conservative.
Dubuque Metro Area is leaning 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.
Rickardsville, Iowa: D D D D 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 Rickardsville, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 18 contributions totaling $232 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $13 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 78 contributions totaling $14,662 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $188 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)