Elkport, IA is a small town in Northeast Iowa with a population of approximately 4,000 people. The citizens of Elkport are very proud and engaged in their local politics. They have elected a mayor and four city council members who work together to ensure the success of the town. Elkport has an active Chamber of Commerce which works to bring awareness to local businesses and host events throughout the year. Local politicians in Elkport strive to create meaningful change for their constituents by advocating for better infrastructure, better educational opportunities and advocating for environmental initiatives. Through their hard work, they hope that they can help keep the small-town values alive while making sure all residents are heard and their needs are addressed.
The political climate in Elkport, IA is strongly conservative.
Clayton County, IA is strongly conservative. In Clayton County, IA 34.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clayton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.6% to 34.8%.
Clayton county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Elkport, IA is strongly conservative.
Clayton County, Iowa is strongly 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.
Elkport, 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 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 Elkport, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 54 contributions totaling $12,122 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $224 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 152 contributions totaling $16,303 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $107 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)