Dallas Center, IA is a small town located in Dallas County with a population of just over 1,000 people. It is known for its tight-knit community and strong sense of civic pride. The town is governed by the mayor and city council to ensure that the needs of all residents are met. The current mayor of Dallas Center, IA is Steven Betsinger who has held office since 2018. There are four city council members who work with the mayor to make decisions that benefit the citizens of Dallas Centre and ensure their safety. Through these elected officials, residents have access to resources such as public works projects, educational programs, business opportunities, and more. The people of Dallas Center take great pride in their political system and strive to keep their town safe and prosperous for years to come.
The political climate in Dallas Center, IA is somewhat conservative.
Dallas County, IA is leaning conservative. In Dallas County, IA 48.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dallas county remained narrowly Republican, 50.0% to 48.0%.
Dallas county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Dallas Center, IA is somewhat conservative.
Dallas County, Iowa is leaning conservative.
Des Moines-West Des Moines Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
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.
Dallas Center, 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 Dallas Center, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 168 contributions totaling $177,030 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $1,054 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 168 contributions totaling $29,474 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $175 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)