The small town of Odebolt, IA with a population of 51458 is part of the broader Sac County community. The politics in Odebolt are often focused on issues that affect the local area such as infrastructure, economic development, education, and public safety. At a local level, several candidates run for local political positions each election cycle and are responsible for representing the community's interests to city government and other elected officials. Candidates include representatives from both major parties who strive to serve their constituents by advocating for policies that promote growth while ensuring public safety measures are in place. These candidates are dedicated to helping the town grow while keeping its unique charm alive. Odebolt residents take pride in their small hometown atmosphere and want leaders that understand and respect the voice of their community.
The political climate in Zip 51458 (Odebolt, IA) is very conservative.
Sac County, IA is very conservative. In Sac County, IA 25.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sac county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.4% to 25.1%.
Sac county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 51458 (Odebolt, IA) is very conservative.
Odebolt, Iowa is very conservative.
Sac 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.
Odebolt, 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 51458 (Odebolt)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $3,193 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $319 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)