Ossian, IA is a small city located in Winneshiek County with an estimated population of 1,369. While Ossian is a quiet community located away from the hustle and bustle of larger cities, it is still politically active. 52161 Ossian IA is represented in the Iowa Senate by Senator Amanda Ragan, who was first elected in 2006. In terms of local politics, residents have the opportunity to vote for City Council members during municipal elections held every two years. The five members are responsible for enacting laws that guide the community towards progress while maintaining its small-town character. Additionally, residents can take part in other political activities by joining local grassroots organizations and campaigns or participating in volunteer events organized by their state representatives.
The political climate in Zip 52161 (Ossian, IA) is somewhat conservative.
Winneshiek County, IA is leaning conservative. In Winneshiek County, IA 46.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 51.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Winneshiek county remained moderately Republican, 51.7% to 46.6%.
Winneshiek county voted Republican again in 2020, after voting Democratic in 2012, 2008, and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 52161 (Ossian, IA) is somewhat conservative.
Ossian, Iowa is somewhat conservative.
Winneshiek County, Iowa is leaning 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.
Ossian, Iowa: r 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 52161 (Ossian)
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 30 contributions totaling $1,039 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)