St. Donatus, IA is a small rural town nestled in the rolling hills of northeast Iowa. Despite its small size, the town maintains an active political life that is closely connected to county and state politics. Local leaders are committed to preserving the unique heritage of St. Donatus while advocating for policies that will benefit residents and businesses in the region. The Mayor and City Council work with representatives from the surrounding townships to ensure effective governance. In addition, local representatives serve on a range of committees such as boards of education and regional planning commissions providing valuable input into regional decision-making processes. St. Donatus is served by two Iowa state senators who represent their district in Des Moines and stay abreast of legislation that affects the area. Residents of St. Donatus also have access to their County Supervisor who keeps up with countywide issues and promotes local interests when needed.
The political climate in St. Donatus, IA is strongly conservative.
Jackson County, IA is strongly conservative. In Jackson County, IA 36.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jackson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.3% to 36.2%.
Jackson county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
St. Donatus, IA is strongly conservative.
Jackson County, Iowa 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.
St. Donatus, Iowa: D D D D 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. Donatus, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 85 contributions totaling $2,986 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 119 contributions totaling $62,990 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $529 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)