50530 Dayton, IA is a small community located in Webster County. This quaint town has a population of just over 1,200 and is known for its close-knit community and friendly atmosphere. Politically speaking, 50530 Dayton, IA is considered a largely conservative area with members of the Republican Party generally winning most local elections. Those living in the 50530 Dayton, IA area have access to elected officials at all levels of government including county officials such as the Sheriff and Auditor as well as state representatives from both the Iowa House of Representatives and Senate. It should also be noted that while the majority of those in 50530 Dayton, IA tend to lean towards the Republican party, there are still many who vote across party lines when deciding who to send to office.
The political climate in Zip 50530 (Dayton, IA) is strongly conservative.
Webster County, IA is strongly conservative. In Webster County, IA 37.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Webster county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.4% to 37.1%.
Webster county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 50530 (Dayton, IA) is strongly conservative.
Dayton, Iowa is strongly conservative.
Webster County, Iowa is strongly conservative.
Fort Dodge Metro Area is strongly conservative.
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.
Dayton, Iowa: d d d d 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 50530 (Dayton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 12 contributions totaling $341 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $28 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $1,435 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $239 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)