St. Benedict, IA is a small town located in the Midwestern United States. It has a rich history that dates back to the late 19th century and has remained closely connected to its local community over the years. Politics in St. Benedict is managed by a mayor and five city council members who are elected by citizens in local elections every two years. The town's mayor works with the city council to determine budgeting priorities for the town, support local businesses, and develop ordinances that will benefit St. Benedict citizens. Additionally, state representatives from St. Benedict are involved in regional politics and work with other towns across Iowa to promote good governance practices throughout the state. Ultimately, residents of St. Benedict take an active role in their political process by voting on important issues and electing officials who they believe will best represent their interests within their community.
The political climate in St. Benedict, IA is very conservative.
Kossuth County, IA is very conservative. In Kossuth County, IA 29.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kossuth county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.0% to 29.7%.
Kossuth county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
St. Benedict, IA is very conservative.
Kossuth County, Iowa is very 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.
St. Benedict, Iowa: r r d 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 St. Benedict, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,567 contributions totaling $40,791 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $26 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 62 contributions totaling $13,203 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $213 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)