The Marshall, MN Metro Area has a strong political presence in the region. It is home to numerous civic organizations and initiatives that focus on advocating for the needs of the community. The area is represented by several elected officials who are dedicated to representing the voices of their constituents. Additionally, there are several local NGO’s and non-profits involved in bringing attention to local political issues and creating change through community mobilization. These efforts have helped to create a robust political culture in Marshall that encourages dialogue between citizens and their elected representatives on topics such as education, economic development, health care, housing and more. With its resources and engaged citizenry, Marshall has become an important center of political action in Minnesota's southwest corner.
The political climate in Marshall Metro Area is strongly conservative.
In Marshall Metro Area 35.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Marshall metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.9% to 35.9%.
The Marshall metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Marshall Metro Area is strongly conservative.
Minnesota is leaning liberal.
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, Minnesota: 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Marshall Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 487 contributions totaling $19,624 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 264 contributions totaling $42,010 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $159 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)