Marshall, Missouri is a small city located in Saline County, with a population of just over 13,000 people. Despite its size, Marshall is very politically active and engaged. Every two years the city holds local elections for mayor and aldermen positions. The residents of Marshall have been vocal about their political concerns, participating in both local and state-wide elections. During election season the town rallies around their chosen candidates, making sure their voices are heard by expressing their support through various means such as volunteering at polling stations or attending debates and town halls. Marshall is also home to several prominent grassroots organizations which aim to increase voter turnout during all levels of government elections. All these efforts ensure that the citizens of Marshall play an important role in shaping the future of their community and state.
The political climate in Marshall, MO is moderately 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
Marshall, MO is moderately 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 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, MO
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)