Sidney, Iowa is a small town in Fremont County with a population of around 1,000 people. The people of Sidney value the tight-knit community and take an active role in the political decisions that affect their lives. The local government is comprised of an elected mayor and five city council members who work together to ensure that the needs of the citizens are met. Additionally, there are several other elected positions at both the county and state level that represent Sidney and its citizens. As such, it is important for everyone in Sidney to stay informed on the issues facing their town and cast their vote when elections come around. This ensures that the best candidates are chosen to represent them in government.
The political climate in Sidney, IA is strongly conservative.
Fremont County, IA is very conservative. In Fremont County, IA 28.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Fremont county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.3% to 28.0%.
Fremont county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sidney, IA is strongly conservative.
Fremont County, Iowa 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.
Sidney, 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 Sidney, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 30 contributions totaling $1,168 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 25 contributions totaling $3,473 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $139 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)