In 51333 Dickens, IA politics are handled by the local government. The governing body consists of an elected mayor, city council members and other appointed officials and staff members who work together to improve the quality of life for residents of the area. The city council meets regularly to discuss matters such as zoning, public works projects, grant applications and budgeting for the city. Local elections are held every two years in Dickens to elect new leaders, giving citizens the opportunity to have a say in who will represent them in their community. Issues such as education, public safety and economic growth are discussed and voted on by the council. As a part of Iowa's democratic process, all residents can take part in political discussions through attending town hall meetings or taking part in online forums.
The political climate in Zip 51333 (Dickens, IA) is very conservative.
Clay County, IA is very conservative. In Clay County, IA 29.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clay county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.4% to 29.7%.
Clay county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 51333 (Dickens, IA) is very conservative.
Dickens, Iowa is very conservative.
Clay County, Iowa is very conservative.
Spencer Metro Area is very 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.
Dickens, 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 51333 (Dickens)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 19 contributions totaling $702 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $37 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $230 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)