In 50109 Granger, IA, politics takes on a unique form. The area has its own local government that is made up of a mayor and several council members. While there are no known candidates running for office in the next election, the community is active in engaging their representatives to ensure their voice is heard in matters of policy and funding within the community. Residents have access to several voting locations throughout the city and strive to be informed about politics at every level. Additionally, 50109 Granger prides itself on maintaining strong social ties which helps shape political decisions across the region.
The political climate in Zip 50109 (Granger, 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 50109 (Granger, IA) is somewhat conservative.
Granger, 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.
Granger, 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 50109 (Granger)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 29 contributions totaling $3,110 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $107 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 24 contributions totaling $6,108 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $255 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)