Riverdale, IA is a small town with a population of about 2,000 people. Despite its small size, the politics in Riverdale are important and have a large impact on the local community. The policies implemented by the local government determine the quality of life for all citizens. Local elections are held regularly to ensure that Riverdale's political representatives reflect the values and beliefs of the community. The different candidates running for office provide citizens with an opportunity to choose who will best serve their interests and needs. All registered voters in Riverdale have a chance to make their voices heard every election cycle by voting for their preferred candidate or issue. With each election, Riverdale's political landscape is shaped by the participation of its citizens and together they ensure that the town remains committed to progress and growth.
The political climate in Riverdale, IA is leaning conservative.
Scott County, IA is leaning liberal. In Scott County, IA 50.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 47.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Scott county remained Democratic, 50.7% to 47.2%.
Scott county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Riverdale, IA is leaning conservative.
Scott County, Iowa is leaning liberal.
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Riverdale, Iowa: d d D D d d
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 Riverdale, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,449 contributions totaling $191,671 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $78 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 764 contributions totaling $501,604 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $657 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)