McClelland, IA is a small town located in the Midwestern United States. It is known for its strong sense of community and close-knit relationships between its citizens. Although it has no prominent political figures, many local residents are deeply invested in the politics of their town and take part in elections to determine who will represent them on local boards and commissions. Voters in McClelland have a wide range of political views, but overall tend to lean towards conservative policies related to matters such as taxes, spending, education, and healthcare. Many residents volunteer with local organizations or take part in public forums focused on policy issues that affect their everyday lives. Through these efforts, the people of McClelland ensure that their voices are heard at all levels of government.
The political climate in McClelland, IA is moderately conservative.
Pottawattamie County, IA is moderately conservative. In Pottawattamie County, IA 40.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pottawattamie county remained very strongly Republican, 57.4% to 40.6%.
Pottawattamie county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
McClelland, IA is moderately conservative.
Pottawattamie County, Iowa is moderately conservative.
Omaha-Council Bluffs Metro Area is leaning 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.
McClelland, 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 McClelland, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $400 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $400 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 13 contributions totaling $1,185 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $91 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)