The small town of 50233 Redfield, IA is nestled in a rural area of the state. There are a few local government positions that are filled mostly by volunteers and elected officials. The mayor is elected to a four year term and is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the city. The city council is elected every two years, with seven members on it. Council members create local laws, approve budgets, and raise taxes when necessary. In addition to the mayor and council, the town has a treasurer, an assessor, and several police officers who help maintain order within the community. The elections for all of these positions are important moments in Redfield's history as they determine who will represent them in local government.
The political climate in Zip 50233 (Redfield, 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 50233 (Redfield, IA) is somewhat conservative.
Redfield, 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.
Redfield, 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 50233 (Redfield)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 140 contributions totaling $38,107 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $272 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)