Merrill, IA is a small town located in Plymouth County, with an estimated population of 51038. The town has a strong sense of community and the people here take great pride in their local politics. Local elections are held every two years and residents can vote for their representatives on both the state and federal levels. The candidates who run for political office in Merrill have a deep understanding of the needs of the constituents and strive to make decisions that will benefit everyone. They work to bring resources into the area such as improved infrastructure, job opportunities, educational opportunities, and more. Additionally, Merrill's elected officials are dedicated to creating an environment where everyone is respected regardless of race or religion. This commitment to creating a safe community ensures that Merrill remains a great place to live for all of its citizens.
The political climate in Zip 51038 (Merrill, IA) is very conservative.
Plymouth County, IA is very conservative. In Plymouth County, IA 24.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Plymouth county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.9% to 24.6%.
Plymouth county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 51038 (Merrill, IA) is very conservative.
Merrill, Iowa is very conservative.
Plymouth County, Iowa is very conservative.
Sioux City Metro Area is strongly 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.
Merrill, Iowa: 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 51038 (Merrill)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 24 contributions totaling $657 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $27 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 19 contributions totaling $4,020 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $212 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)