Rockford, IA (50468) is located in Winnebago County in the northeast corner of Iowa. It is a small rural community with a population of just over 400 people. Rockford has been home to generations of families and remains a tight-knit community today. Although it is small, Rockford offers its residents many opportunities for involvement in local politics. There are several different political groups that meet regularly to discuss current issues, exchange ideas, and debate important topics. Residents also have the chance to participate in local elections by voting for their chosen candidate or candidates. Local political candidates often attend events such as town hall meetings and forums to introduce themselves to the public and share their positions on various topics. This gives residents the chance to learn more about each candidate so they can make an informed decision when they go to the polls on election day.
The political climate in Zip 50468 (Rockford, IA) is moderately conservative.
Floyd County, IA is moderately conservative. In Floyd County, IA 39.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Floyd county remained very strongly Republican, 58.9% to 39.5%.
Floyd county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 50468 (Rockford, IA) is moderately conservative.
Rockford, Iowa is moderately conservative.
Floyd County, Iowa is moderately 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.
Rockford, 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 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 50468 (Rockford)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 39 contributions totaling $741 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $19 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 40 contributions totaling $3,405 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $85 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)