Marceline, Missouri is a small town in Linn county. It is known for its rural charm and laid-back attitude. The politics of Marceline are largely driven by the local government. The mayor of Marceline presides over the city council, which consists of six members elected by the citizens of the city. The council is responsible for creating new laws and regulations that affect the lives of all Marcelinites. There are also numerous local organizations and initiatives dedicated to improving the lives of citizens in Marceline, such as the Marceline Chamber of Commerce and various volunteer groups. Additionally, several political candidates run for office each year in order to represent their constituents' interests in local government. Despite its small size, Marceline has a vibrant political climate that shapes many aspects of life in the town.
The political climate in Marceline, MO is moderately conservative.
Linn County, MO is very conservative. In Linn County, MO 22.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Linn county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.2% to 22.3%.
Linn county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Marceline, MO is moderately conservative.
Linn County, Missouri is very conservative.
Missouri is somewhat 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.
Marceline, Missouri: 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 Marceline, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 92 contributions totaling $15,220 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $165 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 34 contributions totaling $3,680 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $108 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)