Rockford, IA is a small city in northern Iowa, located just east of the Minnesota border. It has a thriving economy and a small but active community with strong ties to both local and state politics. The Mayor of Rockford is currently Jim Mason, who was first elected in 2017 and has served two terms since then. The City Council consists of five members who are elected every four years and represent the community as its governing body. Rockford's government is committed to serving the needs of its citizens while providing sound fiscal management and responsible budgeting. There are also many local organizations that have an influence on the political landscape in the area, such as the Chamber of Commerce, Rotary Club, Lions Club, Jaycees, PTA, Optimist Club and more. These organizations all work together to ensure that Rockford remains a vibrant and healthy place to live and work.
The political climate in Rockford, IA is moderately conservative.
Floyd County, IA is moderately conservative. In Floyd County, IA 39.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Floyd county remained very strongly Republican, 58.9% to 39.5%.
Floyd county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Rockford, IA is moderately conservative.
Floyd County, Iowa is moderately 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.
Rockford, 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 Rockford, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 39 contributions totaling $741 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $19 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 40 contributions totaling $3,405 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $85 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)