The small town of Clarksville, IA in zip code 50619 is situated right on the banks of the Cedar River. With its population estimated to be just under 2,000, the town remains a tight-knit and vibrant community. The politics of the city are no different; local government is run by elected officials who work tirelessly to keep citizens informed and empowered. In recent years, some hot-button issues have included improving infrastructure, revitalizing downtown businesses, and investing in public safety initiatives. Though there may not be big names running for office in Clarksville from presidential candidates down to local council members, the people of Clarksville take their politics seriously and stay engaged throughout each election cycle.
The political climate in Zip 50619 (Clarksville, IA) is very conservative.
Butler County, IA is very conservative. In Butler County, IA 29.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Butler county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.4% to 29.9%.
Butler county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 50619 (Clarksville, IA) is very conservative.
Clarksville, Iowa is very conservative.
Butler County, Iowa 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.
Clarksville, 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 zip 50619 (Clarksville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 40 contributions totaling $4,521 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $113 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $2,099 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $233 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)