Plymouth County, Iowa is a county located in the northwest region of the state. It is known for its rural charm and strong sense of community. The county seat is Le Mars, which serves as the major hub for the local population and small businesses. Politically, Plymouth County has a strong conservative base with Republican candidates generally prevailing in most elections. The county also has an active Democratic Party that works hard to ensure their candidates are competitive in local races. Overall, Plymouth County values its independence and strives to be a leader in the state when it comes to political discourse and involvement from its citizens.
The political climate in Plymouth County, IA is very conservative.
In Plymouth County, IA 24.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Plymouth county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.9% to 24.6%.
Plymouth county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Plymouth County, IA is very conservative.
Sioux City Metro Area 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.
Plymouth, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Plymouth County, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 353 contributions totaling $28,263 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 390 contributions totaling $66,860 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $171 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)