The small city of De Soto, IA (50069) is a part of the larger Des Moines Metropolitan area and is proudly home to some 8,444 people. The town has its own local government and political representatives that serve the citizens of De Soto. In recent years, the city has been under the care of Mayor Richard J. Steege who was elected in 2017. He is currently running for a second term in office, and has been praised for his commitment to economic growth and development within the community. Other local political figures include Brad Kinney, Justin Helms, Tim Chapman, and Mike O鈥橠ell who are all actively involved in various aspects of De Soto life such as infrastructure and public safety. They have all done their best to advocate for better public services and improved quality of life for all those living in De Soto.
The political climate in Zip 50069 (De Soto, 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 50069 (De Soto, IA) is somewhat conservative.
De Soto, 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.
De Soto, 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 50069 (De Soto)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 12 contributions totaling $3,226 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $269 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)