The small town of Dallas Center, IA (zip code 50063) is located in western Iowa and serves as the county seat of Dallas County. The town has a population of 1,129 people, according to the 2010 census. Despite its small size, Dallas Center plays an important role in local politics. Voters in the area often elect candidates who will represent their interests in state and national politics, while also advocating for community specific issues. Local candidates run for office with platforms that address issues such as property taxes, economic development, education reform, and environmental conservation. Dallas Center residents also have access to various state representatives who help determine policies on a larger scale. Ultimately, the political environment of Dallas Center ensures that all voices are heard and all decisions made are reflective of what is best for their community.
The political climate in Zip 50063 (Dallas Center, 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
Zip 50063 (Dallas Center, IA) is somewhat conservative.
Dallas Center, Iowa 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.
Dallas Center, 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 50063 (Dallas Center)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 84 contributions totaling $88,515 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $1,054 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 84 contributions totaling $14,737 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $175 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)