Clayton, IA is a small town located in the state of Iowa. It has a population of around 800 people and is home to many businesses and attractions. The local government in Clayton, IA is made up of a mayor and city council who are responsible for making decisions on behalf of the residents. They work together to ensure that the city's needs are met and the community remains a safe place for everyone to live. Local political candidates often run for office to represent their constituents in these matters. All candidates must be registered voters in Clayton in order to qualify for election, so it is important that residents stay informed about who is running and the issues they stand for. With their votes, citizens can help shape the future of Clayton by electing officials who will make informed decisions and act with integrity.
The political climate in Clayton, 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
Clayton, 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.
Clayton, 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 Clayton, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 25 contributions totaling $1,763 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $71 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 21 contributions totaling $4,235 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $202 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)