Marshalltown, Iowa is a charming city located in Marshall County with a population of about 27,250 people. It is home to a vibrant community that values its history and seeks to protect it. The political landscape in Marshalltown is largely influenced by the Republican and Democratic parties, which have both been active in local elections for many years. In recent years, the focus has shifted toward finding solutions to pressing issues such as job growth, infrastructure investment and public safety. Local candidates have worked hard to bring these issues to the forefront and develop strategies for tackling them. With its diverse population and strong political presence, Marshalltown looks poised to continue setting an example of effective policy making for other cities throughout IA.
The political climate in Zip 50158 (Marshalltown, IA) is leaning conservative.
Marshall County, IA is leaning conservative. In Marshall County, IA 45.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Marshall county remained moderately Republican, 52.8% to 45.1%.
Marshall county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 50158 (Marshalltown, IA) is leaning conservative.
Marshalltown, Iowa is leaning conservative.
Marshall County, Iowa is leaning conservative.
Marshalltown Metro Area is leaning conservative.
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.
Marshalltown, Iowa: r r 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 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 50158 (Marshalltown)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 669 contributions totaling $63,580 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $95 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 281 contributions totaling $60,658 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $216 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)