Clinton, IA is a small city in the state of Iowa. It is known for its historical downtown area and rich community heritage. Politically, Clinton has long been known as a reliably Democratic stronghold with a deeply-rooted progressive tradition. The city has consistently supported Democratic candidates in most elections, from local offices to statewide races. The local government consists of an elected mayor and four council members, all of whom are Democrats. In recent years, there have been efforts to increase civic engagement through the formation of various citizen-led organizations, such as the Clinton Community Engagement Coalition, that seek to promote public participation in local decision making. Additionally, both the state and national Democratic Parties maintain a presence in the city at campaign events throughout the year. As Clinton continues to evolve into a thriving modern city with an increasingly diverse population, its commitment to progressive ideals remains strong and steadfast.
The political climate in Clinton, IA is leaning conservative.
Clinton County, IA is somewhat conservative. In Clinton County, IA 43.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clinton county remained strongly Republican, 54.1% to 43.8%.
Clinton county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Clinton, IA is leaning conservative.
Clinton County, Iowa is somewhat conservative.
Clinton Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Clinton, 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 Clinton, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 788 contributions totaling $43,315 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $55 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 470 contributions totaling $67,348 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $143 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)