Stratford, Iowa is a small town with a rich history and vibrant community. The town is governed by an elected mayor and city council, who are responsible for enacting local laws and policies that affect all citizens of Stratford. The mayor and city council hold regular meetings to discuss the improvement of public services, infrastructure, economic growth, and quality of life in the community. Residents of Stratford are encouraged to get involved in local politics by attending the meetings or running for office. Through this process, they can make their voices heard in order to ensure that their concerns are properly addressed. Moreover, residents also have access to resources such as online forums or events where topics related to politics and current issues are discussed. By engaging in local politics, Stratford residents can work together towards a positive future for their community.
The political climate in Stratford, IA is moderately 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
Stratford, IA is moderately 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.
Stratford, 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 Stratford, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 64 contributions totaling $2,744 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $662 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $66 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)