Marshall, MI in the 49068 zip code is a small town located in south-central Michigan. It has a population of approximately 7,000 people and is governed by a City Commission made up of five elected officials. These officials are responsible for creating laws and policies that affect the city’s residents, businesses, and visitors. The city also elects representatives to the state legislature who have a major role in governing Michigan at the state level. Marshall’s citizens are engaged in the local political process, often voting on ballots that include local initiatives and state laws that allow them to express their opinion on matters important to them. In addition, they attend public meetings where they can voice their opinions directly to their elected officials.
The political climate in Zip 49068 (Marshall, MI) is somewhat conservative.
Calhoun County, MI is somewhat conservative. In Calhoun County, MI 43.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Calhoun county remained strongly Republican, 54.6% to 43.6%.
Calhoun county voted Republican in 2020, 2016 and 2004, and Democratic in 2012, 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 49068 (Marshall, MI) is somewhat conservative.
Marshall, Michigan is somewhat conservative.
Calhoun County, Michigan is somewhat conservative.
Battle Creek Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
Michigan 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, Michigan: d 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 49068 (Marshall)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 511 contributions totaling $29,674 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 215 contributions totaling $35,809 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $167 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)