Dedham, IA is a small town with a population of around 800 people. It has strong ties to the local farming community and its residents are mostly conservative. The small size of Dedham means that there are only a few local politicians representing the area. Local politics in Dedham generally involve decisions made by the Town Council, which consists of a mayor and six council members who are elected on two-year terms. The Town Council meets regularly to discuss current issues and consider proposals put forward by the public. These proposals can include changes to taxes, zoning laws, or even measures to protect the environment. Other topics of discussion often include budgets and development projects in the area. In general, Dedham's local politics are focused on making sure everyone's needs are met without sacrificing too much for one side or another.
The political climate in Dedham, IA is very conservative.
Carroll County, IA is very conservative. In Carroll County, IA 30.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Carroll county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.3% to 30.5%.
Carroll county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Dedham, IA is very conservative.
Carroll County, Iowa 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.
Dedham, Iowa: r R d 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 Dedham, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 20 contributions totaling $289 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $14 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $370 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $62 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)