Richland, IA (52585) is a small rural community located near the Iowa-Minnesota border. Although the city does not have much in terms of population or infrastructure, it does have an active local government that affects the lives of its residents on a daily basis. The mayor and city council are responsible for creating laws and ordinances that ensure the safety and welfare of all who live there. Local elections are held each year to determine who will hold these positions for the next term. The candidates for these positions typically reflect the values and interests of the citizens of Richland, making them very important figures in many residents' lives. The current mayor, Bob Smith, was elected in 2016 and has since been re-elected twice. His administration has been focused on improving infrastructure and developing programs to benefit local families and businesses. The City Council works closely with him to ensure Richland remains a successful community that continues to grow and thrive in today's modern world.
The political climate in Zip 52585 (Richland, 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 52585 (Richland, IA) is very conservative.
Richland, Iowa is very conservative.
Keokuk 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.
Richland, 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 52585 (Richland)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 31 contributions totaling $3,430 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $111 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)