Fort Dodge, IA 50501 is a city located in Webster County, Iowa. It is located on the Des Moines River, and has a population of approximately 25,000 people. The local government of Fort Dodge is led by Mayor Matt Bemrich, who was elected in 2015. He is a member of the nonpartisan City Council. The City Council is composed of five members: two from each ward and one at-large representative. They are responsible for creating policies and approving budgets for the city. The city also holds elections for other offices such as school board members, sheriff, treasurer and coroner. Fort Dodge provides services such as police protection, fire fighting and rescue operations as well as medical services that include ambulance service and public health clinics. The city also offers recreational activities such as golf courses, parks and swimming pools throughout the year. Fort Dodge has seen an increasing number of businesses move to its downtown area in recent years which has helped to boost economic growth in the region. Overall, Fort Dodge remains a vibrant community with strong leadership from both local government officials and business owners alike to ensure it remains a thriving place for future generations to call home.
The political climate in Zip 50501 (Fort Dodge, IA) is moderately 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 50501 (Fort Dodge, IA) is moderately conservative.
Fort Dodge, Iowa is moderately 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.
Fort Dodge, 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 50501 (Fort Dodge)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 274 contributions totaling $20,192 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $74 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 558 contributions totaling $98,997 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $177 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)