Rossie, IA is a small town in Northwest Iowa with a close-knit community and plenty of local charm. Although the town is relatively small, it has a strong sense of local politics. The city council consists of five members who are elected by citizens every four years. They focus on issues that have a direct impact on the everyday lives of Rossie's residents such as local taxes, infrastructure, public safety, and more. Local elections typically draw a decent turnout and provide an opportunity for citizens to make their voices heard and influence where their tax money goes. Rossie is also part of the larger state political system which provides representation at the state level in Des Moines. All in all, there is no shortage of political discourse or involvement within Rossie's borders.
The political climate in Rossie, IA is very conservative.
Clay County, IA is very conservative. In Clay County, IA 29.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clay county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.4% to 29.7%.
Clay county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Rossie, IA is very conservative.
Clay County, Iowa is very conservative.
Spencer Metro Area 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.
Rossie, 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 Rossie, 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 5 contributions totaling $1,850 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $370 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)