The small town of Dexter, IA (zip code 50070) is located in Dallas County and is home to a population of just over 1,000 people. Dexter is governed by a council-manager form of government, with the mayor and four council members elected by the community. The most recent election for mayor was held in 2019 and resulted in Mayor Mark Hooker being re-elected for a second consecutive term. The council works closely with the mayor to manage and oversee the town’s daily operations. Issues handled by the town include economic development, public safety, infrastructure improvements, and providing recreational activities for its citizens. Community involvement is encouraged in Dexter and the local political candidates are always eager to hear what their constituents have to say. Political participation in Dexter is essential for growth and keeping up with current issues that affect its residents.
The political climate in Zip 50070 (Dexter, 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 50070 (Dexter, IA) is somewhat conservative.
Dexter, 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.
Dexter, 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 50070 (Dexter)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 34 contributions totaling $969 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $29 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $950 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $475 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)