Osterdock, IA is a small town located in the heart of Iowa. Despite its small size, Osterdock has an active political scene that includes both local and state elections. Every election season, local residents come together to hold debates, rallies, and various other events to discuss the issues of the day and their stance on them. Each candidate must be able to draw on the experiences of their constituents in order to effectively represent them in government. In addition to that, local candidates must also work hard to earn endorsements from community members so they can support their campaigns financially and otherwise. The political climate in Osterdock is competitive yet respectful as candidates strive for the best possible outcome for all involved parties.
The political climate in Osterdock, 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
Osterdock, 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.
Osterdock, 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 Osterdock, 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)