Sigourney, Iowa is a small town located in Keokuk County in the southeastern part of the state. Its politics are largely determined by local elections and candidates, although it is also part of the larger political landscape of Iowa itself. The primary local government in Sigourney is the City Council which sets city ordinances and passes budgets for public services such as roads, libraries, parks & recreation, and public safety. On the state level, Sigourney residents elect representatives to participate in the Iowa House and Senate. The county government of Keokuk County is made up of an elected Board of Supervisors who oversee services such as law enforcement, courts, property taxes, zoning regulations and road maintenance. In addition to their elected officials, Sigourney residents are actively involved in community organizations that advocate for issues important to them at a local level. These include environmental protection groups, civic improvement associations and educational programs.
The political climate in Zip 52591 (Sigourney, IA) is very conservative.
Keokuk County, IA is very conservative. In Keokuk County, IA 26.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Keokuk county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.6% to 26.7%.
Keokuk county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 52591 (Sigourney, IA) is very conservative.
Sigourney, Iowa is very conservative.
Keokuk County, Iowa is very conservative.
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Iowa is leaning conservative.
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VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Sigourney, 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 52591 (Sigourney)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 49 contributions totaling $2,442 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 35 contributions totaling $2,673 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $76 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)