The politics of 50461 Osage, IA are largely determined by the local government, which is made up of a mayor and city council. The mayor is elected by the city's residents, and the council is comprised of five members who are all also elected by the citizens. Issues addressed by the local government include zoning ordinances, economic development initiatives, and infrastructure improvements. The city provides services to its residents such as trash collection, road maintenance, public safety programs, parks and recreation activities, and more. Additionally, 50461 Osage hosts a variety of annual events that bring together the community for family-friendly celebrations including parades, festivals, and concerts. Residents of 50461 Osage have an active role in their local politics and are encouraged to stay informed about issues impacting their city.
The political climate in Zip 50461 (Osage, IA) is strongly conservative.
Mitchell County, IA is strongly conservative. In Mitchell County, IA 35.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mitchell county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.2% to 35.3%.
Mitchell county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 50461 (Osage, IA) is strongly conservative.
Osage, Iowa is strongly conservative.
Mitchell 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.
Osage, 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 50461 (Osage)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 104 contributions totaling $12,511 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $120 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 67 contributions totaling $12,646 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $189 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)