Martensdale, IA is a small town located in the 50160 area code. With a population of just over 1,000 people, it's a close-knit community with a strong sense of local pride. Politically, Martensdale is mostly conservative and is part of Dallas County which generally leans Republican. Many residents take an active interest in local politics and often participate in debates on relevant issues. In recent years, there has been an effort to get more people to vote in local elections and become politically engaged in their community. There are several local political candidates running for office each year, but many are still unfamiliar to most residents due to the small size of the town. The political climate in Martensdale is one that encourages debate and discussion amongst its citizens.
The political climate in Zip 50160 (Martensdale, IA) is moderately conservative.
Warren County, IA is moderately conservative. In Warren County, IA 40.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Warren county remained very strongly Republican, 57.3% to 40.5%.
Warren county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 50160 (Martensdale, IA) is moderately conservative.
Martensdale, Iowa is moderately conservative.
Warren County, Iowa is moderately conservative.
Des Moines-West Des Moines Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
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.
Martensdale, Iowa: r r d 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 50160 (Martensdale)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 68 contributions totaling $3,374 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)