Clarence, IA is a small city in Johnson county with a population of over 5,500 people. It is home to many businesses and organizations, and it has an active political atmosphere. Local politics are led by Mayor Scott Gassman, who has been in office since 2005. The City Council consists of seven members, each elected for two-year terms by the citizens of Clarence. The Council meets regularly to discuss matters such as taxes, development, public safety, and community involvement. In addition to these local politics, the citizens of Clarence also participate in state and national elections. Every two years, residents in Clarence have their say in choosing representatives from their district for Congress and the Iowa House of Representatives. With passionate citizens actively engaged in both local and larger political issues, the city of Clarence is a vital part of the regional political landscape.
The political climate in Zip 52216 (Clarence, IA) is moderately conservative.
Cedar County, IA is moderately conservative. In Cedar County, IA 40.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cedar county remained very strongly Republican, 57.6% to 40.5%.
Cedar county voted Republican in 2020, 2016 and 2004, and Democratic in 2012, 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 52216 (Clarence, IA) is moderately conservative.
Clarence, Iowa is moderately conservative.
Cedar County, Iowa is moderately 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.
Clarence, Iowa: d r 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 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 zip 52216 (Clarence)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 61 contributions totaling $5,811 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $95 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 15 contributions totaling $3,100 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $207 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)