Perry, Iowa is a small town located in Dallas County, with a population of around 7,700. It is served by the Perry Community School District and has a strong sense of community among its citizens. Politically, the town generally leans conservative and is represented by Republican legislators in both state and federal offices. In terms of local politics, Perry’s mayor is Joseph Stuttinger who has been serving since April 2019. Mayor Stuttinger has worked hard to ensure that Perry remains a safe and vibrant community for all its residents and visitors. He has also pushed for improved economic development opportunities in the area while maintaining emphasis on preserving the town’s rural character. The City Council includes five members elected at-large by residents and holds regular meetings to discuss issues affecting the city. Overall, Perry’s political atmosphere reflects the traditional values and ideals held by many of its citizens.
The political climate in Perry, IA is leaning 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
Perry, IA is leaning 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.
Perry, 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 Perry, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 314 contributions totaling $19,193 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 54 contributions totaling $14,188 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $263 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)