Located in the rolling hills of western Iowa, Murray 50174 is home to a diverse population that is proud of its small-town charm and strong community ties. The politics in this rural area are largely based on traditional values and focus heavily on local issues such as education, economic growth, and public safety. The Mayor of Murray is currently Steve Wright, who was elected into office in 2020 after running unopposed. At the state level, Senator Charles Schneider and Representative David Sieck represent the area in the Iowa House of Representatives. Both Senator Schneider and Representative Sieck have maintained their commitment to providing services for the people of Murray by advocating for improved infrastructure, increased job opportunities, and better overall quality of life.
The political climate in Zip 50174 (Murray, IA) is very conservative.
Clarke County, IA is very conservative. In Clarke County, IA 31.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clarke county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.3% to 31.4%.
Clarke county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 50174 (Murray, IA) is very conservative.
Murray, Iowa is very conservative.
Clarke County, Iowa is very conservative.
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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.
Murray, Iowa: d d 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 50174 (Murray)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $600 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)