The small town of Ottosen, Iowa (Zip Code 50570) is located in Emmet County and has a rich history of local politics. Despite its small size, the town has become a center for political activity and debate. The local government consists of the mayor and five city council members who are elected by the residents every two years. Through their leadership, the city council works to address the needs of Ottosen’s citizens and improve the quality of life in the community. Along with local elections, Ottosen is part of greater Emmet County politics, often taking stands on county-wide issues like taxes and public safety. As an important part of Iowa’s political landscape, Ottosen is dedicated to fostering open dialogue between its citizens as well as keeping them informed about pressing political issues.
The political climate in Zip 50570 (Ottosen, IA) is very conservative.
Humboldt County, IA is very conservative. In Humboldt County, IA 27.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Humboldt county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.7% to 27.1%.
Humboldt county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 50570 (Ottosen, IA) is very conservative.
Ottosen, Iowa is very conservative.
Humboldt 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.
Ottosen, 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 50570 (Ottosen)
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 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)