In Guttenberg, Iowa, the local politics are focused on community issues. The City Council is the governing body that makes decisions for the city and is led by the Mayor. The council meets regularly to discuss topics such as zoning, roads and infrastructure, taxes, economic development, public safety, and other important municipal matters. Citizens have an opportunity to get involved in their government through meetings with their council members or volunteering on city committees. Additionally, residents can stay informed of all city activities through the local newspaper or television station. It is important for residents to take part in their local government to ensure that their voices are heard in all decision-making processes.
The political climate in Guttenberg, 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
Guttenberg, 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.
Guttenberg, 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 Guttenberg, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 104 contributions totaling $10,873 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $105 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 43 contributions totaling $15,538 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $361 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)