Clarinda, IA is located in the southwestern part of the state and is a small town with a friendly atmosphere. It has a strong sense of community which can be seen through its involvement in local politics. Local political candidates in Clarinda focus on issues such as education, infrastructure, economic development, and public safety. These are important issues for the residents of Clarinda, and the candidates strive to make sure those needs are met. The citizens of Clarinda are passionate about their town and take an active role in the political process through volunteering for campaigns, attending city council meetings, or just talking to friends and family about important topics. The people of Clarinda understand that by being informed on local politics they can help shape their community into one that they will be proud to call home.
The political climate in Clarinda, IA is strongly conservative.
Page County, IA is very conservative. In Page County, IA 27.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Page county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.7% to 27.7%.
Page county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Clarinda, IA is strongly conservative.
Page 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.
Clarinda, 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 Clarinda, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 114 contributions totaling $12,483 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $110 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 264 contributions totaling $31,212 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $118 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)