The small city of Clear Lake, IA (50428) is a charming and welcoming community in northern Iowa. Politically, it is a diverse area that is represented at the local level by both Democrats and Republicans. On the state level, much of the representation for Clear Lake comes from State Senator Jeff Edler and State Representatives Michael Bergan and Tedd Gassman. All three are dedicated to making sure that their constituents' voices are heard as they work together to shape the future of Clear Lake and Iowa. At the federal level, Senator Chuck Grassley and Representative Ashley Hinson provide representation for Clear Lake's citizens in Washington D.C., with both having been strong proponents for small businesses, rural development projects, and improving access to quality healthcare for all Americans. Local elections are held each November for Mayor, City Council, School Board, Library Board Trustees and County Auditors - allowing residents of Clear Lake to have an important say in determining who will lead their city and county into the future.
The political climate in Zip 50428 (Clear Lake, IA) is somewhat conservative.
Cerro Gordo County, IA is leaning conservative. In Cerro Gordo County, IA 46.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cerro Gordo county remained moderately Republican, 52.3% to 46.0%.
Cerro Gordo county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 50428 (Clear Lake, IA) is somewhat conservative.
Clear Lake, Iowa is somewhat conservative.
Cerro Gordo County, Iowa is leaning conservative.
Mason City Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Clear Lake, 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 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 50428 (Clear Lake)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 165 contributions totaling $10,459 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 207 contributions totaling $144,025 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $696 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)