Okoboji, IA is home to a diverse and vibrant political landscape. Politically, Okoboji is largely conservative, with a strong Republican base that has been able to hold office for the past several election cycles. It is also worth noting that, while there is no single candidate that represents all of the citizens of Okoboji on a local level, there are a number of local organizations and individuals who are actively involved in the political process in the city. These include advocacy groups such as the Okoboji Political Action Committee, which works to ensure that all members of the community have access to quality education and healthcare, and activities such as training sessions on how to effectively campaign for elected office or lobby at municipal level. While population numbers may vary over time, it is clear that residents of Okoboji remain passionate about participating in their local government and making sure their voices are heard by those who are elected into office.
The political climate in Okoboji, IA is moderately conservative.
Dickinson County, IA is very conservative. In Dickinson County, IA 32.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dickinson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.2% to 32.6%.
Dickinson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Okoboji, IA is moderately conservative.
Dickinson County, Iowa is very conservative.
Spirit Lake Metro Area is very conservative.
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.
Okoboji, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Okoboji, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 60 contributions totaling $20,640 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $344 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 142 contributions totaling $81,008 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $570 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)