Politics in Marshalltown, IA are lively and engaged. Every year, city residents come together to vote on initiatives that range from funding for educational programs and infrastructure improvements to zoning changes and tax levies. Local political candidates come from all walks of life, representing a diverse range of perspectives and ideas. During election season, debates on issues such as public safety, economic development, and health care dominate the discourse. Residents also have the opportunity to attend local town meetings where they can voice their opinions and interact with their elected officials. Ultimately, the spirit of civic engagement remains strong in Marshalltown, IA as citizens strive to make their city a better place for everyone.
The political climate in Marshalltown, IA is leaning conservative.
Marshall County, IA is leaning conservative. In Marshall County, IA 45.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Marshall county remained moderately Republican, 52.8% to 45.1%.
Marshall county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Marshalltown, IA is leaning conservative.
Marshall County, Iowa is leaning conservative.
Marshalltown Metro Area is leaning conservative.
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.
Marshalltown, Iowa: r r d d 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Marshalltown, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,676 contributions totaling $254,320 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $95 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,124 contributions totaling $242,632 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $216 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)