50551 Jolley, IA is a small rural town located in Calhoun County with a population of about 300 people. It is part of the larger community of Lake City, IA and has been governed by the same Mayor for the past 13 years. Although there are no local political candidates running for office, the residents of 50551 Jolley take pride in their small-town politics which revolve around civic engagement and public participation in local government initiatives. The town works together to promote a safe and comfortable environment for its citizens while also upholding high standards of local governance through its elected officials and appointed board members. In addition to creating an open dialogue between the community and their representatives, residents ensure that any issues they may have are addressed swiftly and efficiently by attending Town Hall Meetings or participating in other public forums when they arise.
The political climate in Zip 50551 (Jolley, IA) is very conservative.
Calhoun County, IA is very conservative. In Calhoun County, IA 28.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Calhoun county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.2% to 28.0%.
Calhoun county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 50551 (Jolley, IA) is very conservative.
Jolley, Iowa is very conservative.
Calhoun 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.
Jolley, 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 50551 (Jolley)
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 2 contributions totaling $125 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)