The politics in 47374 Richmond, Indiana are centered around the city's mayor Dave Snow, who is a Democrat. Mayor Snow has been in office since 2011 and works to ensure that the citizens of Richmond have safe communities and access to jobs, education, and healthcare. He focuses on creating a strong economy by investing in local businesses and infrastructure. Other political issues for residents include advocating for more public services, such as transportation and parks, as well as protecting the rights of underserved populations. In addition to electing a mayor each year, residents also have opportunities to vote for local representatives in state government and Congress. The area is represented at the national level by Congressman Larry Bucshon. This congressman is a Republican who focuses on improving the lives of all constituents through job creation, tax reform, and supporting small businesses. All citizens of 47374 Richmond are encouraged to take part in local politics by attending meetings or voicing their opinions through social media.
The political climate in Zip 47374 (Richmond, IN) is moderately conservative.
Wayne County, IN is strongly conservative. In Wayne County, IN 34.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wayne county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.5% to 34.4%.
Wayne county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 47374 (Richmond, IN) is moderately conservative.
Richmond, Indiana is moderately conservative.
Wayne County, Indiana is strongly conservative.
Richmond Metro Area is strongly conservative.
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.
Richmond, Indiana: 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 47374 (Richmond)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,247 contributions totaling $77,969 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 574 contributions totaling $275,553 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $480 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)