The politics in 50448 Kensett, IA are largely influenced by the small population of the area. As of 2019, the population was estimated to be only 229 people. This small population is reflected in the local politics as only a few candidates tend to run for office each election cycle. Most of these candidates are from within the community and seek to represent their neighbors and preserve the rural way of life that many people enjoy in this area. Issues like zoning ordinances, infrastructure projects, and preserving open spaces are just some of the topics that local political candidates focus on. With such a small population, it can be difficult at times for candidates to gain enough support to win an election; however, those who do make it into office often have a deep connection with their constituents and understand what needs to be done to keep Kensett moving forward as a community.
The political climate in Zip 50448 (Kensett, IA) is strongly conservative.
Worth County, IA is strongly conservative. In Worth County, IA 36.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Worth county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.0% to 36.1%.
Worth county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 50448 (Kensett, IA) is strongly conservative.
Kensett, Iowa is strongly conservative.
Worth County, Iowa is strongly conservative.
Mason City Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Kensett, Iowa: D D D D 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 50448 (Kensett)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 77 contributions totaling $864 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $11 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)