Clarion, IA is a small town in northern Iowa with a population of around 4,000 people. The politics of the town are largely centered around local issues which affect the community. Clarion is represented politically by state and national representatives from both major political parties. There are several state representatives that represent the citizens of Clarion, including Senator Charles E. Grassley (R-IA) and Representative Steve King (R-IA). On the local level, there are city council members and other elected officials who work to ensure the best interests of their constituents. Residents of Clarion can expect their local politicians to be focused on providing them with clean water, safe streets, and quality schools in order to create an environment where they can thrive.
The political climate in Clarion, IA is moderately conservative.
Wright County, IA is very conservative. In Wright County, IA 31.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wright county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.1% to 31.9%.
Wright county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Clarion, IA is moderately conservative.
Wright County, Iowa is very 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.
Clarion, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Clarion, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 164 contributions totaling $5,040 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $31 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 216 contributions totaling $65,384 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $303 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)