Waukee, Iowa is a rapidly growing community located in the Des Moines metropolitan area. It enjoys a population of more than 20,000 people who are served by several city and county officials at the local level. These individuals work to ensure that Waukee remains an attractive place to live, work, and play. From members on the City Council to representatives for the Polk County Board of Supervisors, there is a diverse group of politicians dedicated to representing their constituents and making sure that their needs are met. Some of the issues they focus on include economic development, public safety, infrastructure improvements, and quality of life initiatives. The city also has a popular mayor who sets the vision for the future of Waukee and works with other elected officials to bring her vision into reality. With so many passionate and dedicated political leaders representing Waukee, it’s easy to see why this vibrant community continues to thrive.
The political climate in Waukee, 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
Waukee, 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.
Waukee, 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 Waukee, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,413 contributions totaling $427,226 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $177 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,318 contributions totaling $860,242 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $653 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)