Sidney, Iowa, located in Monona County, is a small rural community with a population of just over 1,000 people. Despite its small size, it still has a thriving political system. Citizens here are dedicated to the community and take an active role in city government. From local elections to planning for future initiatives, Sidney residents are eager to make their voices heard in the political process. The City Council is responsible for setting policy and implementing projects; representatives from each ward meet regularly to discuss issues facing the town and vote on important matters. Additionally, voters can elect representatives to represent them at the county level. All candidates have to meet certain qualifications before being eligible for office and must actively campaign for their positions during election season. It's clear that Sidney takes great pride in its politics and makes sure all voices are heard in the decision-making process.
The political climate in Zip 51652 (Sidney, IA) is very conservative.
Fremont County, IA is very conservative. In Fremont County, IA 28.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Fremont county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.3% to 28.0%.
Fremont county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 51652 (Sidney, IA) is very conservative.
Sidney, Iowa is very conservative.
Fremont 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.
Sidney, 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 51652 (Sidney)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 30 contributions totaling $1,168 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 25 contributions totaling $3,473 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $139 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)