The politics in the 50313 zip code of Des Moines, IA are an integral part of the local community. The area is served by several different representatives from both major political parties. Representing the Democratic Party is Rep. Ako Abdul-Samad, Rep. Chris Hall, and Sen. Janet Petersen; on the Republican side there are Reps. Pat Grassley and Skyler Wheeler, as well as Sen. Jake Chapman. Residents of this area have access to a wide range of resources to become informed about their representatives' positions on issues important to them and can take action by contacting their representatives and attending local events such as town hall meetings or debates hosted by local organizations. As this area continues to grow in population and engagement in politics, it remains an important part of the civic life in Des Moines and Iowa.
The political climate in Zip 50313 (Des Moines, IA) is somewhat liberal.
Polk County, IA is somewhat liberal. In Polk County, IA 56.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Polk county remained very strongly Democratic, 56.5% to 41.3%.
Polk county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 50313 (Des Moines, IA) is somewhat liberal.
Des Moines, Iowa is somewhat liberal.
Polk County, Iowa is somewhat liberal.
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.
Des Moines, Iowa: d d D D D D
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 50313 (Des Moines)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 936 contributions totaling $58,685 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 141 contributions totaling $64,036 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $454 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)