Dexter, IA is a small town in the state of Iowa located east of Des Moines. It is a close-knit community that prides itself on its strong sense of community and neighborly spirit. Politically, Dexter is generally quite conservative and there is often spirited debate on local issues surrounding taxation, education, and economic development. Local elections are often closely contested with a wide range of candidates representing the various political viewpoints in town. During election season, the citizens of Dexter take great pride in educating themselves on the issues at hand and engaging in meaningful conversations with their elected representatives.
The political climate in Dexter, 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
Dexter, 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.
Dexter, 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 Dexter, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 119 contributions totaling $3,945 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $33 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 16 contributions totaling $4,451 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $278 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)