Marion, IA is a small town located in Linn County with a population of about 38,000 people. As such, the town has its own local political candidates fighting for representation and to make a difference in the community through politics. These candidates include current Marion Mayor Nick AbouAssaly, running for re-election for a third term in the upcoming election as well as other candidates from different parties vying for mayor and city council seats. These local representatives strive to bring their constituents ideas into reality through their debates and discussions on policies and projects that will benefit the people of Marion. Political campaigns focus on issues ranging from economic development to public safety with an eye towards creating a more vibrant community where families can live, work, and play. The citizens of Marion have an important role in the election process as they decide who would be best suited to represent them and help shape their future.
The political climate in Zip 52302 (Marion, IA) is leaning liberal.
Linn County, IA is somewhat liberal. In Linn County, IA 55.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Linn county remained strongly Democratic, 55.6% to 41.9%.
Linn county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 52302 (Marion, IA) is leaning liberal.
Marion, Iowa is leaning liberal.
Linn County, Iowa is somewhat liberal.
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.
Marion, Iowa: d d D D d D
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 zip 52302 (Marion)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,080 contributions totaling $87,032 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $81 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 585 contributions totaling $180,057 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $308 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)