Clinton, IA (zip code 52732) is a small city in Eastern Iowa that is home to approximately 26,000 people. The city has a mayor-council form of government in which the mayor is elected in a general election held every four years. The current mayor of Clinton is Mark Vulich, who was first elected in 2016 and recently won re-election in 2020. Clinton also has seven City Council members who are elected by the public from seven wards within the city limits. In addition, Clinton has several mayors pro tem and deputy mayors who work with the mayor to lead the City Council and ensure that important decisions are made for the benefit of all citizens. With its strong leadership and commitment to its citizens, Clinton continues to be an active participant in local politics as well as at the state level.
The political climate in Zip 52732 (Clinton, IA) is somewhat conservative.
Clinton County, IA is somewhat conservative. In Clinton County, IA 43.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clinton county remained strongly Republican, 54.1% to 43.8%.
Clinton county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 52732 (Clinton, IA) is somewhat conservative.
Clinton, Iowa is somewhat conservative.
Clinton County, Iowa is somewhat conservative.
Clinton 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.
Clinton, 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 52732 (Clinton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 763 contributions totaling $41,318 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 338 contributions totaling $50,689 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $150 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)