Stanhope, IA is a small town with a population of around 2,000 people. It is mainly composed of residential neighborhoods and has a strong sense of community. The local politics in this area are centered around providing the best possible environment for its citizens. This includes ensuring that public services and infrastructure are adequate and accessible to all residents. There are several local political candidates running in Stanhope who boast a diverse range of experience and backgrounds. These candidates are committed to advocating for the needs of the citizens of Stanhope, advocating for economic growth, and fighting for social justice issues. They promise to work hard to make sure that everyone in Stanhope is treated fairly and given access to the resources they need to succeed.
The political climate in Stanhope, IA is strongly conservative.
Hamilton County, IA is strongly conservative. In Hamilton County, IA 35.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hamilton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.4% to 35.8%.
Hamilton county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Stanhope, IA is strongly conservative.
Hamilton 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.
Stanhope, Iowa: r 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 Stanhope, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $1,920 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $192 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)