O'Brien County, IA is a rural county located in the northwest corner of Iowa. The county has an elected board of supervisors who are responsible for governing the county and setting policy. They are also responsible for overseeing the budget, zoning laws, and other important elements of local government. Local politics in O’Brien County involve much more than just voting for Board of Supervisors candidates. There are several local organizations that play a role in shaping public opinion and actively engage citizens to participate in local government decisions and initiatives. These organizations range from political action committees to environmental groups that all have their own agenda and play a significant role in shaping the future of the county. Furthermore, there are several opportunities for residents to get involved with their local government by attending meetings or participating in public forums where they can voice their opinions about important matters such as taxation, land use regulations, infrastructure improvements, and services provided by the County.
The political climate in 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
O'Brien County, IA is very conservative.
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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.
O'Brien, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 O'Brien County, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 282 contributions totaling $20,633 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $73 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 250 contributions totaling $56,763 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $227 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)