Marshall County, Indiana is a small county located on the northern border of Indiana. The county seat is the city of Plymouth and it has a total population of 47,497 according to the 2010 Census. Marshall County has many local political offices that hold elections every two years. These include a Sheriff, Coroner, Auditor, Treasurer, Commissioner and Council members. These elected officials are responsible for representing their constituents in matters regarding the county's budget and services provided to its citizens. There are also numerous committees and boards that work with these elected officials to create policies that affect what kind of services are available to Marshall County residents. For instance, there is an Economic Development Committee which helps to provide grants and loans for businesses within the county as well as promoting further economic development in the area. In addition, there is a Parks & Recreation Board which oversees all park districts throughout the county in order to ensure they are kept up-to-date and maintained properly. By having these local elected officials in place, residents can rest assured that Marshall County is being managed effectively with their best interests at heart.
The political climate in Marshall County, IN is very conservative.
In Marshall County, IN 28.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Marshall county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.4% to 28.6%.
Marshall county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Marshall County, IN is very conservative.
Plymouth Metro Area is very conservative.
Indiana 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.
Marshall, Indiana: 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Marshall County, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,230 contributions totaling $105,760 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $86 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 453 contributions totaling $380,801 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $841 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)