The politics of 50314 Des Moines, IA are diverse and ever-changing. The city is the seat of Polk County and is home to a number of local elected officials who represent the people of the area. These officials include the Mayor, City Council members, County Board members, State Representatives, and U.S. Congressional Representatives. Due to the city's location in Iowa, its citizens are subject to both state and federal legislation that affects their lives on an everyday basis. In addition to official government representatives, Des Moines is also served by a wide variety of community organizations and non-profits that provide resources and advocacy for its residents. Through these groups, citizens have greater access to information about local politics and can more easily get involved in issues that affect their lives. No matter which political party or perspective you may align with in 50314 Des Moines, IA there are plenty of opportunities available for engagement and involvement in order to shape your community into one that benefits everyone who calls it home.
The political climate in Zip 50314 (Des Moines, IA) is moderately liberal.
Polk County, IA is somewhat liberal. In Polk County, IA 56.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Polk county remained very strongly Democratic, 56.5% to 41.3%.
Polk county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 50314 (Des Moines, IA) is moderately liberal.
Des Moines, Iowa is moderately liberal.
Polk County, Iowa is somewhat liberal.
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.
Des Moines, Iowa: d d D D D D
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 zip 50314 (Des Moines)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 380 contributions totaling $102,352 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $269 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 108 contributions totaling $15,685 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $145 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)