Klemme, IA is a small town located in Hancock County with a population of approximately 600 people. The mayor of Klemme is currently Debra Dettmann and the City Council consists of five members. All local political decisions are made by the elected officials on the City Council. Recent projects in Klemme include street improvements, the installation of a new playground at the local park, and improvements to the fire department's facilities. The main issue facing Klemme is the need for more economic development and job opportunities. The city's government works hard to create an attractive business climate that will attract new businesses and create jobs for its citizens.
The political climate in Zip 50449 (Klemme, IA) is very conservative.
Hancock County, IA is very conservative. In Hancock County, IA 27.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hancock county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.1% to 27.3%.
Hancock county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 50449 (Klemme, IA) is very conservative.
Klemme, Iowa is very conservative.
Hancock 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.
Klemme, 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 50449 (Klemme)
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 8 contributions totaling $2,150 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $269 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)