Marshall, Indiana is a small town in the Midwest of the United States. Politically, it tends to lean towards conservative views and Republican candidates. As a result, residents of Marshall often vote for Republican candidates during elections. The local government consists of elected officials who serve a variety of roles such as Mayor, Town Council members, and other appointed positions. In recent years, the town has faced economic struggles in terms of employment opportunities and an aging population. This has created a need for new policies and strategies to help keep Marshall competitive in an ever-changing global economy. It is important that each resident takes part in the political process by voting for candidates who have the best ideas for helping Marshall move forward.
The political climate in Marshall, IN is strongly conservative.
Parke County, IN is very conservative. In Parke County, IN 21.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Parke county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.9% to 21.4%.
Parke county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Marshall, IN is strongly conservative.
Parke County, Indiana is very conservative.
Indiana 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, Indiana: R 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Marshall, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 29 contributions totaling $521 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $18 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $400 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)