Ottosen, IA is a small town nestled in the rolling hills of northern Iowa. It has a rich history steeped in farming and community values, but it also has its own unique political environment. The town is represented by an array of local candidates from both parties who are dedicated to bringing the best experience for their constituents. They all strive to find common ground on issues such as transportation, education, health care, and taxes. Every election cycle brings new faces into office each vying to make a difference in Ottosen’s future. All candidates have the same goal of making life better for everyone living in Ottosen and it’s this passion that makes politics in Ottosen so interesting.
The political climate in Ottosen, IA is very conservative.
Humboldt County, IA is very conservative. In Humboldt County, IA 27.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Humboldt county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.7% to 27.1%.
Humboldt county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ottosen, IA is very conservative.
Humboldt 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.
Ottosen, 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 Ottosen, IA
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 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)