Clare, IA is a small town in Iowa with a population of around 500 people. It is an important part of the local community and its politics have been shaped by the needs and wants of its citizens. The town has two mayoral positions and both are filled by elected officials who are responsible for representing the town's interests in local and state government. The mayor also works hand-in-hand with other elected officials, such as city council members, to ensure that Clare is represented at all levels of government. Every four years residents come together to elect their candidates for mayor and city council, which allows them to have a direct influence on their local politics. Through this process, Clare is able to shape policies that directly benefit its citizens, creating a strong sense of community within the town.
The political climate in Clare, IA is strongly conservative.
Webster County, IA is strongly conservative. In Webster County, IA 37.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Webster county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.4% to 37.1%.
Webster county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Clare, IA is strongly conservative.
Webster County, Iowa is strongly conservative.
Fort Dodge Metro Area 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.
Clare, 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 Clare, 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 54 contributions totaling $1,658 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $31 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)