An online poll conducted by a major Central Iowa Newspaper, the Times-Republican, shows that Ron is by far the favorite candidate in the Marshalltown area. The poll, which was conducted by a third party and had safeties to prevent double voting, was prominently featured on the Front Page of the New Year's Day Paper. Here are the results:

Paul: 35%
Romney :21%
Gingrich: 15%
Perry: 13%
Santorum: 6%
Bachmann: 1%
To see it as it appeared on the front page, follow this link:
http://www.timesrepublican.com/pdf/news/545606_1.pdf