Marshall, Indiana is a small town located in Huntington County, with a population of approximately 1,400. It is a rural community that values its tight-knit sense of community and history. Politically, Marshall leans towards conservative values. The mayor of Marshall is Mike O'Leary, who has been in office since 2014. He won reelection in 2018 and plans to serve for another term. The City Council consists of five members who are all Republicans and have been in office since the last election. They work together to ensure that the city's best interests are taken care of and strive to create a vibrant atmosphere for both residents and visitors alike. All in all, politics plays an important role in Marshall's small town atmosphere; it helps to keep the citizens informed about local policies as well as creating a safe environment in which everyone can contribute their ideas for the betterment of the town itself.
The political climate in Zip 47859 (Marshall, IN) is very 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
Zip 47859 (Marshall, IN) is very conservative.
Marshall, Indiana is very conservative.
Parke County, Indiana is very conservative.
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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 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 47859 (Marshall)
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)