Paullina, Iowa is a small rural town located in the northwest part of the state. It is mostly made up of farmers and is often referred to as a “small-town America” type of community. Politics in Paullina are relatively straightforward with the majority of residents leaning right on most issues. The town typically elects conservative candidates to local offices such as mayor or county commissioner. The local population has a strong sense of civic duty and many voters attend town meetings and other political events to stay informed about local issues. In recent years Paullina has experienced some growth due to increased interest from businesses looking for an affordable place to do business. As this growth continues, so does the need for active participation in politics on both sides of the aisle.
The political climate in Paullina, IA is strongly conservative.
O'Brien County, IA is very conservative. In O'Brien County, IA 20.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, O'Brien county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.6% to 20.8%.
O'Brien county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Paullina, IA is strongly conservative.
O'Brien County, Iowa is very 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.
Paullina, Iowa: R R R R 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 Paullina, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 190 contributions totaling $11,272 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $59 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $1,930 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $214 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)