The city of Des Moines, IA 50320 is a vibrant and growing area. It boasts an impressive economy and diverse culture, as well as excellent schools and recreation activities for its residents. Politically, the city is represented in the Iowa Senate by State Senators Jack Whitver and Brad Zaun, both Republicans from the Ankeny area. In addition to the state legislature, Des Moines also has a number of local organizations that are engaged in local politics. These include the Greater Des Moines Organization (GDM), the Des Moines Civic Education Foundation (DMCEDF), and the Tri-County Coalition for Economic Development (TCED). Each of these organizations provides advocacy services to their respective political constituencies in order to ensure that their needs are met when it comes to legislative matters affecting their community. As a result of these groups' efforts, Des Moines continues to be at the forefront of progress for those living in this great Iowa community.
The political climate in Zip 50320 (Des Moines, IA) is somewhat 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 50320 (Des Moines, IA) is somewhat liberal.
Des Moines, Iowa is somewhat 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 50320 (Des Moines)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 517 contributions totaling $30,102 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 44 contributions totaling $8,028 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $182 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)