Marshall, MO is a small city located in Saline County. It has a population of approximately 14,000 people and is known for its rich history and friendly atmosphere. In terms of local politics, Marshall is part of the 26th District in the Missouri House of Representatives. The current representative for this district is Lyndall Fraker who was first elected in 2018. Marshall also falls into the 24th District for the Missouri Senate and is represented by David Sater who was first elected in 2016. Both Fraker and Sater are Republicans and are members of the Republican Party. At the county level, Saline County’s political representation includes a mix of Democrats and Republicans as well as those from other minor parties such as Libertarian and Green Party candidates. There is no one single party that dominates the political landscape in Saline County or Marshall specifically, making it an interesting place to explore different political views and opinions.
The political climate in Zip 65340 (Marshall, MO) is strongly conservative.
Saline County, MO is very conservative. In Saline County, MO 30.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Saline county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.7% to 30.5%.
Saline county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 65340 (Marshall, MO) is strongly conservative.
Marshall, Missouri is strongly conservative.
Saline County, Missouri is very conservative.
Marshall Metro Area is very conservative.
Missouri is somewhat 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.
Marshall, Missouri: d 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 three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 65340 (Marshall)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 106 contributions totaling $16,489 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $156 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 71 contributions totaling $12,042 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $170 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)