Dougherty, IA is a small town in Lee County with a population of only 503 people as of the 2020 census. It is a rural farming community with limited political representation. Residents are represented by State Representative Gary Carlson in the Iowa House of Representatives, and Senator Tom Greene in the Iowa Senate. In addition to state representatives, residents also vote for members of their county board of supervisors, county sheriff, and other local offices. Although these offices may not have major impact on national politics, they still play an important role in local governance and community engagement. There is an active volunteer fire department that operates within the town limits and provides emergency services to the community. The citizens value their sense of independence and self-reliance as they work together to provide for their own needs while maintaining a close-knit relationship with their neighbors.
The political climate in Zip 50433 (Dougherty, IA) is somewhat conservative.
Cerro Gordo County, IA is leaning conservative. In Cerro Gordo County, IA 46.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cerro Gordo county remained moderately Republican, 52.3% to 46.0%.
Cerro Gordo county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 50433 (Dougherty, IA) is somewhat conservative.
Dougherty, Iowa is somewhat conservative.
Cerro Gordo County, Iowa is leaning conservative.
Mason City Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Dougherty, 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 50433 (Dougherty)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 40 contributions totaling $1,310 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $33 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 18 contributions totaling $26,750 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,486 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)