Dolliver, IA is a small rural community located in Emmet County. It has a population of approximately 250 people and is known for its quiet atmosphere. Politically, the town generally leans to the right with most candidates running for office having Republican Party affiliations. The local candidates are generally members of the community who have deep ties to the area. They represent their constituents by advocating for small business growth, infrastructure development, and education reform. Many of these local candidates have worked hard to get involved in state politics as well, representing Dolliver on a larger scale and ensuring that their voices are heard at all levels of government.
The political climate in Zip 50531 (Dolliver, 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 50531 (Dolliver, IA) is very conservative.
Dolliver, 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.
Dolliver, 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 50531 (Dolliver)
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 1 contributions totaling $250 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)