Bloomington, Indiana, is a vibrant and diverse city with a wide variety of political perspectives. The city is home to both Republicans and Democrats, who hold differing views on the issues facing the city such as education, taxation, and public safety. Local political candidates in Bloomington often have spirited campaigns that focus on what kinds of changes they would like to implement in order to improve the lives of the citizens. Political debates are very common here in Bloomington, with candidates engaging in open forums in order to share their ideas and explain why they believe their propositions are best for the future of Bloomington. Voting turnout is highly encouraged as well, as citizens understand that it is important for everyone to be engaged in their local politics.
The political climate in Bloomington, IN is moderately liberal.
Monroe County, IN is strongly liberal. In Monroe County, IN 63.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 34.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Monroe county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 63.1% to 34.9%.
Monroe county voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bloomington, IN is moderately liberal.
Monroe County, Indiana is strongly liberal.
Bloomington Metro Area is moderately liberal.
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.
Bloomington, Indiana: r d D D D D
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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Bloomington, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 29,843 contributions totaling $3,477,520 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $117 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,763 contributions totaling $1,509,637 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $546 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)