The small town of Gilman, IA (zip code 50106) is located in Marshall County, Iowa. It is a rural community filled with close-knit families and strong values. With a population of just over 1000 people, the residents of Gilman are proud to be part of a tight-knit community with a rich history. The local politics here revolve around keeping the peace and maintaining the small-town atmosphere that makes Gilman so special. The mayor is elected by the citizens and works hard to ensure that everyone's voices are heard. City Council meetings are an important forum for discussing local issues and making sure that policies are in place that benefit everyone in the community. There are no local political candidates running for office, but the people here take pride in their ability to make their voices heard at all levels of government no matter what party affiliation they may have. It鈥檚 this spirit of togetherness and collaboration that has made Gilman such a beloved place for so many years.
The political climate in Zip 50106 (Gilman, IA) is somewhat conservative.
Marshall County, IA is leaning conservative. In Marshall County, IA 45.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Marshall county remained moderately Republican, 52.8% to 45.1%.
Marshall county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 50106 (Gilman, IA) is somewhat conservative.
Gilman, Iowa is somewhat conservative.
Marshall County, Iowa is leaning conservative.
Marshalltown Metro Area is leaning conservative.
Iowa is leaning 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.
Gilman, Iowa: r 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 50106 (Gilman)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 16 contributions totaling $3,760 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $235 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)