Royal, IA is a small town located in Johnson County. With a population of just over 500 people, Royal has had the same mayor since 1997 and most of the city council members have been in office for multiple terms. Local elections tend to be uncontested and there are not usually any candidates running against incumbents. The residents of Royal take pride in their small town and its close-knit community atmosphere, so politics rarely become divisive or contentious. Most local politicians strive to maintain Royal's classic charm while also keeping up with necessary improvements and developments. The people of Royal support all efforts by their local government to keep the town thriving and growing as it moves into the future.
The political climate in Royal, IA is very conservative.
Clay County, IA is very conservative. In Clay County, IA 29.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clay county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.4% to 29.7%.
Clay county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Royal, IA is very conservative.
Clay County, Iowa is very conservative.
Spencer Metro Area 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.
Royal, 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 Royal, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $1,850 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $370 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)