The city of Le Mars, IA is located in Plymouth County and has a population of just over 10,000 people. It is an active community that prides itself on its small-town charm. In terms of local politics, Le Mars elects a mayor and city council to serve four-year terms. The current mayor is Dick Kirchoff who was elected in 2016 and the city council consists of five at-large members, all up for re-election every two years. The political landscape in Le Mars is largely nonpartisan but conservative views tend to dominate. There are also a number of local organizations that work together to ensure the success and prosperity of the city including the Chamber of Commerce, Economic Development Corporation, Tourism Bureau, Public Library Board, Fire Department Advisory Board, Parks & Recreation Advisory Board and more. All these entities work hand in hand to promote growth and progress within the community.
The political climate in Zip 51031 (Le Mars, IA) is very conservative.
Plymouth County, IA is very conservative. In Plymouth County, IA 24.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Plymouth county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.9% to 24.6%.
Plymouth county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 51031 (Le Mars, IA) is very conservative.
Le Mars, Iowa is very conservative.
Plymouth County, Iowa is very conservative.
Sioux City Metro Area is strongly 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.
Le Mars, 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 51031 (Le Mars)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 61 contributions totaling $7,662 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $126 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 301 contributions totaling $56,528 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $188 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)