Martelle, IA is a small town with a rich history of community involvement. The city relies heavily on the active participation of local citizens in order to maintain its vibrant and diverse cultural landscape. Community members are encouraged to stay informed on current issues facing the town and become involved in local politics by attending meetings, participating in petitions, or voting in local elections. Politicians in Martelle focus on issues affecting the area, such as infrastructure improvements, education reforms, and public safety initiatives. Political candidates strive to represent the needs of the community while working towards solutions that benefit everyone living in Martelle. Local organizations also support political activism through activities such as volunteerism, mentoring programs, and public forums for all residents of Martelle. In conclusion, politics play an integral role in shaping the future of Martelle and all its inhabitants.
The political climate in Martelle, IA is strongly conservative.
Jones County, IA is moderately conservative. In Jones County, IA 38.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jones county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.8% to 38.3%.
Jones county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Martelle, IA is strongly conservative.
Jones County, Iowa is moderately conservative.
Cedar Rapids Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Martelle, Iowa: d d 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 Martelle, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $540 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $108 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)