Des Moines is the capital of the state of Iowa in the United States. Look up Des Moines in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Des Moines may also refer to: Places Des Moines metropolitan area, the metropolitan area for Des Moines, Iowa Des Moines River Des Moines County, Iowa Des Moines, Washington Des Moines, New Mexico Des Moines Township, Boone County, Iowa Des Moines Township, Dallas County, Iowa Des Moines Township, Jasper County, Iowa Des Moines Township, Jefferson County, Iowa Des Moines Township, Lee County, Iowa Des Moines Township, Pocahontas County, Iowa Des Moines Township, Polk County, Iowa Des Moines Township, Van Buren County, Iowa Des Moines Township, Jackson County, Minnesota Other uses Des Moines Building, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Polk County, Iowa Des Moines-class cruiser used by the US Navy "Dez Moines", a song from the album With Roots Above and Branches Below by the American metalcore band The Devil Wears Prada. Lemoyne (disambiguation) This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Des Moines.If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.