52049 Garnavillo, IA is a small rural town located in Clayton County. As such, it has a relatively small population and a limited number of local political candidates. There is a critical need for civic engagement among the residents of 52049 Garnavillo, IA as local politics directly influence their quality of life. Political involvement can range from voting in elections to attending public hearings to voicing opinions on local issues. All members of the community should work together to ensure that their voices are heard and that their needs are addressed by the elected officials who represent them. By participating in the political process, citizens can make sure that their representatives are held accountable for their actions and decisions.
The political climate in Zip 52049 (Garnavillo, IA) is strongly conservative.
Clayton County, IA is strongly conservative. In Clayton County, IA 34.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clayton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.6% to 34.8%.
Clayton county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 52049 (Garnavillo, IA) is strongly conservative.
Garnavillo, Iowa is strongly conservative.
Clayton County, Iowa is strongly 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.
Garnavillo, 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 52049 (Garnavillo)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 25 contributions totaling $1,763 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $71 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 21 contributions totaling $4,235 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $202 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)