Scarville, IA is a small rural town located in the north-central part of the state. The town has a long history of local politics, with several candidates running for mayor and city council seats each election cycle. While the political landscape in Scarville has shifted over the years, it has typically been dominated by conservative values; residents have tended to vote for candidates who prioritize traditional values such as fiscal conservatism and personal responsibility. This trend was especially prominent during the 2020 elections, when nearly every candidate ran on a platform of reducing government spending and providing tax relief to families and businesses in Scarville. Despite its reputation as being a more conservative region, there are those in Scarville who embrace progressive stances on certain issues such as environmental protection and social justice. These issues are sure to be at the forefront of conversations during future elections as citizens work together to ensure that their voices are heard at both the local and state level.
The political climate in Scarville, IA is strongly conservative.
Winnebago County, IA is strongly conservative. In Winnebago County, IA 35.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Winnebago county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.1% to 35.8%.
Winnebago county voted Republican in 2020, 2016, 2012 and 2004, and Democratic in 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Scarville, IA is strongly conservative.
Winnebago County, Iowa 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.
Scarville, Iowa: d r d 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 Scarville, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7 contributions totaling $1,575 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $225 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 47 contributions totaling $12,020 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $256 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)