Dallas, IA County has a strong political community and is home to some of the most dedicated politicians in the state. The county offers citizens many ways to engage in local politics through community forums, campaigns, and volunteer organizations. Local politicians are passionate about advocating for their constituents and representing their values on the local level. Many individuals have served as mayors, city council members, school board members, and county supervisors who work tirelessly to make positive changes in their communities. Dallas County prides itself in having knowledgeable leaders who strive to create an environment of collaboration and inclusion within the political process. Active citizens play a large role in keeping their representatives accountable on key issues that affect all residents of the county.
The political climate in 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
Dallas County, IA 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.
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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Dallas County, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,633 contributions totaling $362,665 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $222 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 737 contributions totaling $367,546 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $499 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)