Adel, IA is a small town located in Dallas County with an estimated population of 4,527. The local government is represented by the City Council and Mayor, who serve four-year terms. Local political candidates for the City Council include Shivani Gupta, Mikel Roberts, David Johnson, and Kayla Johnson. These individuals are committed to serving the citizens of Adel and ensuring that the best interests of the town are met. They strive to ensure Adel remains a safe and comfortable place for its residents while promoting economic growth and development. All of these candidates have unique backgrounds and experiences that bring something special to Adel's city council debates. They are all dedicated to making sure that Adel continues to be a great place to call home for many years to come.
The political climate in Zip 50003 (Adel, 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
Zip 50003 (Adel, IA) is leaning conservative.
Adel, Iowa 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.
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 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 50003 (Adel)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 342 contributions totaling $21,897 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $64 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 140 contributions totaling $30,907 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $221 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)