The small town of 50220 Perry, IA is a pleasant place to live, with an estimated population of 7,061 as of 2019. The local government oversees the operations and infrastructure of the town, making sure that everyone in the community has access to resources. The local political scene consists of elected officials who are responsible for representing the interests of their constituents and making sure that their voices are heard at all levels of government. These politicians have been dedicated to preserving the small-town atmosphere while advocating for progress and growth in areas such as economic development, job creation, public transportation, and environmental protection. Through this work they strive to make sure that Perry remains a safe and comfortable place to live for all its citizens.
The political climate in Zip 50220 (Perry, IA) is leaning 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 50220 (Perry, IA) is leaning conservative.
Perry, Iowa is leaning 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.
Perry, 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 50220 (Perry)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 314 contributions totaling $19,193 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 54 contributions totaling $14,188 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $263 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)