Wahpeton, IA is a small town located in the midwest region of the United States. It has a vibrant political culture which is reflected in its local elections. The area is represented by several local political candidates who provide leadership to the citizens of Wahpeton and make sure their voices are heard within the community. In recent years, there have been several hotly contested races for city council, mayor, and other positions that keep local politics interesting and dynamic. The town has also seen an increase in voter participation over the past few years as more people become engaged in their local issues. Overall, Wahpeton residents take pride in their democratic process and are committed to keeping it running smoothly.
The political climate in Wahpeton, IA is strongly conservative.
Dickinson County, IA is very conservative. In Dickinson County, IA 32.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dickinson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.2% to 32.6%.
Dickinson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wahpeton, IA is strongly conservative.
Dickinson County, Iowa is very conservative.
Spirit Lake Metro Area 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.
Wahpeton, 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 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 Wahpeton, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 371 contributions totaling $59,513 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $160 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 331 contributions totaling $184,876 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $559 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)