Melcher-Dallas, Iowa is a small rural community located in Marion County. It has a population of around 700 people and a vibrant local economy. Politically speaking, the community is represented by both Democrat and Republican candidates. On the Democratic side, Mark Smith currently serves as State Representative for District 44, which includes Melcher-Dallas and other surrounding towns. He was first elected in 2018 and works diligently to ensure his constituents have access to important services such as healthcare and education. On the Republican side, longtime incumbent Larry Sheets represents Melcher-Dallas in the Iowa House of Representatives. He was first elected in 2012 and holds conservative viewpoints on fiscal policies and government spending. The residents of Melcher-Dallas are lucky to have two experienced politicians representing their interests in the state legislature.
The political climate in Melcher-Dallas, IA is strongly conservative.
Marion County, IA is very conservative. In Marion County, IA 32.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Marion county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.8% to 32.1%.
Marion county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Melcher-Dallas, IA is strongly conservative.
Marion 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.
Melcher-Dallas, 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 Melcher-Dallas, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)