Dawson, IA is a small town located in the East Central part of Iowa with a population of around 2000 people. The politics of Dawson are usually centered around local issues that affect the residents and businesses. The local government consists of a mayor and four council members who work together to create laws and regulations that help promote growth and prosperity in the town. They also strive to maintain safety and quality of life for all citizens. Every few years, local political candidates campaign for these positions in order to serve their community. Generally, candidates focus on their experiences working with or improving different aspects of the community in order to earn votes. The current mayor has been in office since 2017 and is focused on creating an even better environment for all Dawson residents through careful fiscal management.
The political climate in Dawson, 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
Dawson, 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.
Dawson, 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 Dawson, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 21 contributions totaling $4,385 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $209 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $99 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $99 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)