The small town of Dunlap, IA is home to a tight-knit community where the residents take pride in their local government and actively participate in politics. While there are no current local politicians, the people of Dunlap are engaged in the political process and stay informed on important issues facing their town. In addition to discussing pertinent matters amongst themselves, the citizens of Dunlap regularly attend city council meetings to ensure that their voices are heard. The people of Dunlap understand that their active participation is necessary for a healthy and prosperous future for their city.
The political climate in Dunlap, IA is strongly conservative.
Harrison County, IA is very conservative. In Harrison County, IA 29.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Harrison county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.3% to 29.9%.
Harrison county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Dunlap, IA is strongly conservative.
Harrison County, Iowa is very conservative.
Omaha-Council Bluffs Metro Area is leaning 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.
Dunlap, 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 Dunlap, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 36 contributions totaling $5,984 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $166 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 52 contributions totaling $7,510 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $144 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)