In 51247 Rock Valley, IA, politics are a major part of the community. The city has many different forms of political representation from local politicians to state and national representatives who represent the interests of citizens. Locals stay informed about the issues facing their community by attending town hall meetings and participating in other local events such as debates and election forums. The mayor is elected every two years and works closely with the City Council to ensure that citizens have access to resources they need for economic stability and security. Residents also have access to state Representatives who help with legislative issues, while federal Representatives provide support on matters of national importance. Rock Valley is a vibrant city where citizens take an active role in engaging with their government and ensuring that their voices are heard.
The political climate in Zip 51247 (Rock Valley, IA) is very conservative.
Sioux County, IA is very conservative. In Sioux County, IA 15.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 82.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sioux county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 82.3% to 15.8%.
Sioux county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 51247 (Rock Valley, IA) is very conservative.
Rock Valley, Iowa is very conservative.
Sioux County, Iowa is very conservative.
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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.
Rock Valley, 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 zip 51247 (Rock Valley)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 43 contributions totaling $963 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $22 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 68 contributions totaling $13,552 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $199 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)