North Buena Vista, IA is a small rural town located in the eastern part of the state. It has a long history as an agricultural community and many residents are proud to be from this area. Politics in North Buena Vista is not as active or visible compared to larger cities and towns in the state, but local elections still draw attention from the citizens. Local representatives focus on issues that are important to their constituents such as infrastructure development, economic growth, public safety, education, and health care. These representatives strive to ensure that their constituents’ needs are being met and voices are heard in decision-making processes. There may not be many high profile names on the ballot at election time in North Buena Vista, but there are several dedicated people running for office who have earned the trust of their constituents over time.
The political climate in North Buena Vista, 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
North Buena Vista, 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.
North Buena Vista, 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 North Buena Vista, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 93 contributions totaling $3,183 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $34 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 32 contributions totaling $2,873 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $90 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)