Martinsburg, IA is a small town located in the Midwest region of the United States. The politics of Martinsburg are largely focused on local issues such as education, infrastructure and economic growth. Local politicians strive to make sure the town's residents are taken care of when it comes to these issues. They work to create policies that will have a positive effect on local businesses, schools and parks, while also taking into account the needs of the community. The town has a strong sense of community spirit and citizens often take part in town hall meetings or other public forums in order to voice their opinions about issues facing their beloved Martinsburg. Politicians work hard to take these concerns into account and make decisions that will benefit all residents.
The political climate in Martinsburg, IA is very conservative.
Keokuk County, IA is very conservative. In Keokuk County, IA 26.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Keokuk county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.6% to 26.7%.
Keokuk county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Martinsburg, IA is very conservative.
Keokuk County, Iowa is very 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.
Martinsburg, 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 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 Martinsburg, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 46 contributions totaling $19,816 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $431 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 11 contributions totaling $2,392 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $217 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)