The small town of 51238 Hospers, IA is home to thousands of people, but it is no stranger to politics. Its local government consists of a mayor, four city council members, and several other appointed positions that oversee various functions within the community. Elections are held every two years for the mayor and council members and provide an opportunity for citizens to participate in the governance of their community. In addition to local elections, residents may also become involved in state and national politics by voting in elections at those levels. There are many local organizations dedicated to political activism through which citizens can make their voices heard on issues that matter most to them. Political engagement is essential for any community, especially within such a close-knit town like Hospers.
The political climate in Zip 51238 (Hospers, 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 51238 (Hospers, IA) is very conservative.
Hospers, 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.
Hospers, 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 51238 (Hospers)
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 32 contributions totaling $2,900 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $91 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)