The small city of Dysart, IA (52224) is politically active with a variety of organizations that work hard to ensure the community’s needs are met. The local government works closely with local non-profits to establish initiatives and support infrastructure projects. Dysart has many events and activities throughout the year, from the annual Fourth of July celebration to fundraisers for local charities. Local political candidates come from both major parties with a focus on addressing issues facing the city such as public safety, education reform, and economic development. Residents in Dysart take pride in participating in their community’s political process by voting in elections and attending city council meetings to voice their opinions on important topics. With its commitment to engaging citizens through open dialogue, Dysart is an example of how small towns can make big changes for the greater good.
The political climate in Zip 52224 (Dysart, IA) is moderately conservative.
Tama County, IA is moderately conservative. In Tama County, IA 39.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Tama county remained very strongly Republican, 58.6% to 39.5%.
Tama county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 52224 (Dysart, IA) is moderately conservative.
Dysart, Iowa is moderately conservative.
Tama County, Iowa is moderately conservative.
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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.
Dysart, 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 52224 (Dysart)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 53 contributions totaling $2,643 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 45 contributions totaling $4,145 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $92 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)