Ogden, IA is a small town in Iowa that has an active and engaged political scene. The city is led by the mayor and city council who work together to ensure the community’s interests are heard and represented in local decision making. Participating in public forums, attending meetings of the city council, and engaging with elected officials are all ways that Ogden residents can stay informed on local politics. Community groups host candidate debates to help educate local citizens about issues facing their town, creating a platform for local leaders to communicate their views with constituents. With such a close-knit community, Ogden is able to keep its citizens involved and informed on important matters that affect the town.
The political climate in Ogden, IA is somewhat conservative.
Boone County, IA is somewhat conservative. In Boone County, IA 41.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Boone county remained very strongly Republican, 56.7% to 41.1%.
Boone county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ogden, IA is somewhat conservative.
Boone County, Iowa 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.
Ogden, 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 Ogden, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8 contributions totaling $772 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $97 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 36 contributions totaling $2,380 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $66 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)