Ringsted, IA is a small town in the state of Iowa with a population close to 500 people. It is part of Emmet County and is governed by a board of supervisors who serve as the legislative authority for the county. Local elections are held every two years and are open to all registered voters within Ringsted, IA. The most recent election took place in 2018 and saw the re-election of three incumbent board members. These board members have worked hard to improve the quality of life within Ringsted and ensure that local businesses, infrastructure, and schools are given adequate resources. They also strive to be responsive to their constituents' needs in order to create an environment where everyone can thrive.
The political climate in Zip 50578 (Ringsted, IA) is very conservative.
Emmet County, IA is very conservative. In Emmet County, IA 31.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Emmet county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.3% to 31.3%.
Emmet county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 50578 (Ringsted, IA) is very conservative.
Ringsted, Iowa is very conservative.
Emmet 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.
Ringsted, 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 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 50578 (Ringsted)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $1,050 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $350 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)