Your 1-minute guide to Des Moines' 2025 elections

• ✉️ If you requested a mail-in ballot that you haven't returned, it's too late to send it by mail. Drop it off at your county's Election Office before polls close or surrender it at your polling place and vote in person.

🪪 What to bring: You will need to show a government-issued ID, like a driver's license or passport. Find an approved list here.

⏰ When to vote: Polling places are open between 7am and 8pm.

• Find sample ballots here for Polk, Dallas, Madison and Warren counties.

❓ What you'll vote on: Mayoral, city council and school board seats.

• Twelve school districts also have bond referendums, mostly for building improvements. They need a 60% majority vote to pass.
• Polk County Democrats and Republicans have published their own lists, sharing their candidates' political affiliations.

📋 Not registered? Or have you recently moved? You can complete the paperwork on Election Day. Be sure to bring the required proof of residence with you to the polls.

✅ How to track: Precinct-by-precinct results will trickle in on the county auditors' websites after polls close on election night.