Malvern, Iowa is a small town located in Mills County and has a population of approximately 1,300 people. The local government in Malvern is represented by the Mayor and four members of the City Council, who are elected by the residents of the town every four years. In addition to the elected officials, members of several boards, commissions and committees represent the community as well. These individuals are appointed by either the Mayor or City Council and serve terms that range from one-year to two-years. Local political issues in Malvern focus on initiatives to improve public safety, infrastructure development and economic development. Recently, Malvern adopted a comprehensive plan for future growth that includes new sidewalks, street improvements and additional businesses in the downtown area. Residents of Malvern remain engaged with local politics through attending council meetings and actively participating in discussions about ways to best serve their city’s needs.
The political climate in Malvern, IA is strongly conservative.
Mills County, IA is very conservative. In Mills County, IA 30.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mills county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.5% to 30.3%.
Mills county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Malvern, IA is strongly conservative.
Mills County, Iowa is very conservative.
Omaha-Council Bluffs 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.
Malvern, 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 Malvern, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $355 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $59 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 24 contributions totaling $4,965 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $207 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)