Albion is a small town located in the state of Iowa. It has a strong sense of community and local pride, and political issues are often discussed among its residents. The town is served by the County Board of Supervisors, which is responsible for overseeing local government services, such as providing public safety, maintaining roads and infrastructure, and managing finances. Additionally, local politicians from the city's two wards serve on the City Council to address issues directly affecting their constituents. Voters have the opportunity to decide who will represent them in upcoming elections. Issues currently discussed include ideas for improving public transportation and creating more affordable housing options throughout Albion.
The political climate in Albion, IA is somewhat 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
Albion, IA is somewhat 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.
Albion, 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 Albion, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9 contributions totaling $2,115 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $235 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $200 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)