The city of Bancroft, IA with a zip code of 50517 is located in the state of Iowa. The city is known for its small town charm and rich history in farming. It is a great place to live, work, and play. Bancroft is part of Kossuth County in Iowa and has a population of around 800 people. With its rural roots, it has always had a strong connection to politics in the area. Local elections are very important and there are many candidates running for various offices each year. The most recent election saw a big turnout as voters were eager to choose who they thought best represented their interests. There have been some new faces to emerge on the political landscape over the years as well, giving residents new options to pick from when it comes time to vote.
The political climate in Zip 50517 (Bancroft, IA) is very conservative.
Kossuth County, IA is very conservative. In Kossuth County, IA 29.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kossuth county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.0% to 29.7%.
Kossuth county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 50517 (Bancroft, IA) is very conservative.
Bancroft, Iowa is very conservative.
Kossuth 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.
Bancroft, 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 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 50517 (Bancroft)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $1,050 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $350 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)