Adel, IA is a small city located in Dallas County that is known for its vibrant community spirit and progressive politics. The city has been home to many successful political candidates over the years, including current mayor Terry Anderson, who was elected in 2018. Adel residents take great pride in their local government and have actively participated in initiatives like community cleanups and environmental conservation efforts. Their commitment to responsible politics has made Adel a beacon of progressivism and equality within the county. Adel’s City Hall houses several committees dedicated to making the city’s government more efficient and responsive to local issues. This includes a Citizens Advisory Committee which provides recommendations on various topics such as land use, planning, infrastructure improvements, public safety, and economic development. Additionally, Adel is home to several special interest groups which work together with the city government and advocate for positive changes locally. Through these initiatives, Adel has been able to maintain its progressive values while fostering an overall atmosphere of progress throughout the community.
The political climate in Adel, 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
Adel, 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.
Adel, 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 Adel, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 684 contributions totaling $43,794 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $64 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 280 contributions totaling $61,814 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $221 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)